Flut
See also: flut
German
Etymology
From Middle High German vluot, Old High German fluot, from Proto-West Germanic *flōdu, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz. Compare Dutch vloed, English flood, Danish flod, Icelandic flóð.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fluːt/
- Rhymes: -uːt
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Noun
Flut f (genitive Flut, plural Fluten)
- flow, flood, high tide (rising movement of the tide; the time around when it reaches its peak)
- Antonym: Ebbe
- (often in the plural) flood(s), great masses of water, usually of the sea
- Synonyms: Wassermassen, Wogen
- flooding, flood, overflow of a body of water; usually only when very violent and disastrous
- Synonyms: (more common) Überschwemmung, Hochwasser
Declension
Declension of Flut [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Flut | die | Fluten |
genitive | einer | der | Flut | der | Fluten |
dative | einer | der | Flut | den | Fluten |
accusative | eine | die | Flut | die | Fluten |
Hyponyms
- Nippflut, Springflut
- Sturmflut, Sturzflut
- Tsunami
- Papierflut, Warenflut
Derived terms
- Flutwelle
- Sintflut
Further reading
- “Flut” in Duden online
- “Flut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache