Eyjafjöll

Icelandic

Etymology

Compound of eyja (genitive plural of ey, “island”) +‎ fjöll (nominative/accusative plural of fjall, “mountain”); lit.: “mountains of the islands”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeiːjaˌfjœtl/
  • (Northern Iceland, Southern Iceland) IPA(key): [ˈeːjːɐˌfjœtɬ], [ˈeːjːɐˌvjœtɬ]

Proper noun

Eyjafjöll n pl (proper noun, plural only, genitive plural Eyjafjalla)

  1. Eyjafjöll (a region in Iceland where the famous Eyjafjallajökull is located.)

Declension

Declension of Eyjafjöll (pl-only neuter)
indefinite plural
nominative Eyjafjöll
accusative Eyjafjöll
dative Eyjafjöllum
genitive Eyjafjalla
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