blástur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse blástr, from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈplaustʏr/
    Rhymes: -austʏr

Noun

blástur m (genitive singular blásturs, nominative plural blástrar)

  1. the act of blowing
  2. breeze, wind
  3. (meteorology) moderate breeze (windstrength 4)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • blástursaðferð (“mouth-to-mouth, kiss of life”)
  • blásturshljóðfæri (“wind instrument”)
  • blásturshol (“blowhole”)
  • blástursofn (“hot-air oven”)
  • blástursop (“blowhole”)
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