Information about the word maelstrom (English → Esperanto: turnakvo)

Synonym: whirlpool

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/ˈmeɪ̯lstɹɒm/, /ˈmeɪ̯lstɹəʊ̯m/
Hyphenationmael·strom

Usage samples

“I will have a tale, answered the other in a voice which betrayed no emotion, just as his dark face, schooled to immobility, showed no evidence of the maelstrom" in his soul.

Translations

Dutchdraaikolk; kolk
Esperantoturnakvo; akvokirlo; kirlakvo; akvovortico; akvoturniĝo; akvoturnejo
Frenchmaëlstrom; tourbillon
GermanWirbel; Wasserwirbel
Portugueseredemoinho
Turkishanafor