English

Noun

jökulhlaup ‎(plural jökulhlaups)

1. A subglacial outburst flood.

French

Etymology

From Icelandic jökulhlaup ‎(“glacier burst”)

Noun

jökulhlaup m ‎(plural jökulhlaups)

1. jökulhlaup

Icelandic

Etymology

From jökull ‎(“glacier”) +‎ hlaup ‎(“running, flood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjœːkʏlˌl̥øyːp/

  Rhymes: -øyːp

Noun

jökulhlaup n ‎(genitive singular jökulhlaups, nominative plural jökulhlaup)

1. A subglacial outburst flood, a run-off from a subglacial eruption, a debacle

Declension