Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jökulhlaup

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jokulh-laup
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subglacial outburst flood; a sudden release of water from a subglacial lake.

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic jökulhlaup (“glacier burst”).

Inflected Forms

jökulhlaups (plural) jokulhaup (alternative) jokulhlaup (alternative)

Questions

What does jökulhlaup mean?: A subglacial outburst flood; a sudden release of water from a subglacial lake.
Where does jökulhlaup come from?: Borrowed from Icelandic jökulhlaup (“glacier burst”).

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