Eyjafjallajökull

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.aˌfjat.laˌjɜ.kəl/

Eyjafjallajökull

1. A glacier and volcano in southern Iceland.

Compound of Eyjafjalla (genitive of Eyjafjöll, literally “mountains of the islands”) +‎ jökull (“glacier”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiː.jaˌfja.tlaˌjœː.kʏtl/
  • (Northern Iceland) IPA^(key): [ˈeːjːɐˌfjɐtɬɐˌjœːkʏtɬ], [-vjɐtɬɐ-]
  • (Southern Iceland) IPA^(key): [ˈeːjːɐˌfjɐtɬɐˌjœːkʰʏtɬ], [-vjɐtɬɐ-]

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Eyjafjallajökull m (proper noun, genitive singular Eyjafjallajökuls)

1. Eyjafjallajökull (glacier and volcano in Iceland)