flaumur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse flaumr, from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfløyːmʏr]
  • Rhymes: -øyːmʏr

Noun

flaumur m (genitive singular flaums, nominative plural flaumar)

  1. eddy, current
  2. torrent

Declension

Declension of flaumur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative flaumur flaumurinn flaumar flaumarnir
accusative flaum flauminn flauma flaumana
dative flaumi flaumnum, flauminum flaumum flaumunum
genitive flaums flaumsins flauma flaumanna

Derived terms

  • eðjuflaumur (lahar)
  • flaumósa (frantic, eager)
  • flaumrænn (analogue)
  • orðaflaumur (torrent of words)
  • vatnsflaumur (torrent of water)