See maelstrom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "maëlstrom"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tourbillon"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "morevi",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"word": "მორევი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Mahlstrom"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Strudel"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "díni",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "δίνη"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "maarbòlet",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "מערבולת"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"word": "örvény"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "straumröst"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "maelstrom"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vortice"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gorgo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "voragine"
},
{
"alt": "きょうらんどとう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kyōrandotō",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"word": "狂瀾怒涛"
},
{
"alt": "おおうずまき",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ōuzumaki",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"word": "大渦巻き"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vítel",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ви́тел"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vodóvrtež",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "водо́вртеж"
},
{
"code": "dum",
"lang": "Middle Dutch",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"word": "wiel"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "malstrøm"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "malstraum"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wir"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"word": "voragem"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Roman",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kovìtlac"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Roman",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vir"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Roman",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vr̀tlog"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "vârtej"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vodovorót",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "водоворо́т"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vír"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"word": "vorágine"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "malström"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "large and violent whirlpool",
"word": "alimpuyo"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"word": "maalstroom"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "vir",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вір"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "vodavarot",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "водаварот"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "voràgine"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"word": "maalstroom"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"word": "kurimus"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"word": "forgatag"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"word": "kavargás"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"word": "örvény"
},
{
"alt": "きょうらんどとう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kyōrandotō",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"word": "狂瀾怒涛"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vodóvrtež",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "водо́вртеж"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"word": "malstrøm"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"word": "malstraum"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"word": "mælstrøm"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zamęt"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "zamieszanie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"word": "turbilhão"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vodovorót",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "водоворо́т"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vixrʹ",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вихрь"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ковѝтлац"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "вр̀тлог"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "kovìtlac"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "vr̀tlog"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"word": "vorágine"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "chaotic or turbulent situation",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "malström"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"A Descent into the Maelström",
"Edgar Allan Poe",
"Edgar Allen Poe",
"Harry Clarke",
"Moskstraumen"
],
"word": "maelstrom"
}
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