jarðskjálfti

Icelandic

/ˈjarð.scaul̥tɪ/

noun
Definitions
  • earthquake

Etymology

Affix from Icelandic jarð + Icelandic is (tremor, studies, studying, wood, a chord, polygon, glacier, standard, a line, a clothesline, yearning)+ Icelandic jörð (earth, Earth, ground, soil)+ Icelandic earth, ground + Icelandic skjálfti.

Origin

Icelandic

skjálfti

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