urstromtal

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from German Urstromtal, from ur- (prefix meaning ‘original; primitive’) + Strom (“large river; stream”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow; stream”)) + Tal (“valley”) (ultimate etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰól(h₂)os). The plural form urstromtäler is also an unadapted borrowing from German Urstromtäler. === Pronunciation === Singular: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʊəstɹəʊmˌtɑːl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʊɹstɹoʊmˌtɑl/ Hyphenation: ur‧strom‧tal Plural (urstromtäler): (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʊəstɹəʊmˌtɛlə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʊɹstɹoʊmˌtɛləɹ/ Hyphenation: ur‧strom‧täl‧er === Noun === urstromtal (plural urstromtäler or urstromtals) (geology) A broad glacial valley formed during an ice age by meltwater flowing roughly parallel to the ice margin. ==== Alternative forms ==== Urstromtal ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === urstromtal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia