jólabókaflóð
Icelandic
/ˈjouːla(ˌ)pouːkaˌflouːð/
noun
Definitions
- The “Christmas book flood”; the multitude of books (especially newly published books) available in shops in the weeks before Christmas in Iceland, where most new books are published at this time of year.
Etymology
Compound from Icelandic jól (Christmas, Yule) + Icelandic bók (book)+ Icelandic flóð (flood).
Origin
Icelandic
flóð
Gloss
flood
Kanji
洪
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bók Old Norse
- flóðr Old Norse
- jól Old Norse
- Jólaeyja Icelandic
- bæklingur Icelandic
- bók Icelandic
- bókasafn Icelandic
- bókaskápur Icelandic
- bókastoð Icelandic
- bókaútgáfa Icelandic
- bóknám Icelandic
- bókrolla Icelandic
- bókstafur Icelandic
- flóð Icelandic
- handbók Icelandic
- hljóðbók Icelandic
- jól Icelandic
- jólagjöf Icelandic
- jólaköttur Icelandic
- jólakúla Icelandic
- jólatré Icelandic
- kennslubók Icelandic
- kortabók Icelandic
- lestrarbók Icelandic
- matreiðslubók Icelandic
- orðabók Icelandic
- orðsifjabók Icelandic
- sálmabók Icelandic
- vasabók Icelandic