jökulhlaup

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic jökulhlaup (“glacier burst”)

Noun

jökulhlaup (plural jökulhlaups)

1. A subglacial outburst flood.

Etymology

From Icelandic jökulhlaup (“glacier burst”)

Noun

jökulhlaup m (plural jökulhlaups)

1. jökulhlaup

Further reading

• “jökulhlaup” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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