Eyjafjallajökull
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Icelandic Eyjafjallajökull (literally “glacier of the Eyjafjöll”), where Eyjafjöll (literally “mountains of the islands”) is the name given to the southern side of the massif.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɪaˌfjatlaˌjɜːkutl/
Icelandic
Etymology
From Eyjafjalla (genitive of Eyjafjöll, name of the southern side of the massif, literally “mountains [fjöll] of the islands [eyja, genitive plural of ey]”) + jökull (“glacier”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈeiːjaˌfjad̥laˌjœːkʰʏd̥l̥]
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Declension
declension of Eyjafjallajökull
m-s1 | singular | |
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indefinite | ||
nominative | Eyjafjallajökull | |
accusative | Eyjafjallajökul | |
dative | Eyjafjallajökli | |
genitive | Eyjafjallajökuls |
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