maelstrom
Bedeutung (Englisch)
- A large and violent whirlpool.
- (figuratively) A chaotic or turbulent situation.
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Synonyme
Übersetzungen
vorágine
tourbillon
maalstroom
turbilhão
vortice
remolíFrequenz
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈmeɪlˌstɹəm/
Etymologie (Englisch)
In summary
The word was originally the name of a giant whirlpool off Norway in the Arctic Ocean which was said to destroy all ships that came close to it, likely the actual tidal pool system of Moskstraumen in Lofoten. It is borrowed from early modern Dutch maelstrom (“whirlpool”) (obsolete) (modern Dutch maalstroom), from malen (“to whirl around; to grind”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to crush, grind”)) + stroom (“stream; river; current or flow of water or other liquid”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow, stream”)), and was popularized by Edgar Allen Poe’s short story A Descent into the Maelström (1841). Cognates * Danish malstrøm * German Mahlstrom * Swedish malström
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