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malstrøm.

maelstrom

8 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/malstrœm/[ˈmalˌsd̥ʁɶmˀ]/maːlstrœm/[ˈmæːlˌsd̥ʁɶmˀ]
  1. maelstrom

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From an archaic spelling malestrøm, from male (“to grind”) + strøm (“current, stream”), probably from earlier Dutch maelstrom (modern Dutch maalstroom). Compare English maelstrom, German Mahlstrom and Swedish malström.

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