Jökulhlaups
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Posted on July 19, 2015, 7:35 p.m. by kyuuri117
So after hearing someone pronounce this cards name with a Y sound a few days ago, I decided to look it up as I (and everyone I know) have always pronounced the name of the card with a J sound.
Apparently it's an Icelandic term, literally meaning "Glacial Run", originally referring to subglacial flash floods from Vatnajokull, Iceland, and now refers to any large release of water from sub-glaciers. And yes, it is actually a Y sound. So, Yo kul hops.
ClockworkSwordfish says... #3
You and 'everyone you know' need to step it up, clearly.
July 19, 2015 9:34 p.m.
Yeh clearly northern european in origin. Those languages tend to pronounce Js as Ys
Epochalyptik says... #2
If you're reasonably astute, you can identify that its roots are from somewhere in Northern Europe, which should in turn indicate pronunciation.
Icelandic is a hell of a language, though.
July 19, 2015 7:56 p.m.