Sintflut

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German sinvluot, sintvluot, from Old High German sinfluot, sintfluot, from sin- (“great, eternal”, prefix) + fluot (“flood”), whence modern German Flut. The variant Sündflut is due to association with Sünde (“sin”), as also in cognate Dutch zondvloed. The i-form was almost fully obsolete for 200 years, until it was revived in the early 19th century after the scientific study of Middle High German. During the 20th century, it re-established itself in general use.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪn(t)ˌfluːt/
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Noun

Sintflut f (genitive Sintflut, plural Sintfluten)

  1. (religion) Deluge, the Great Flood.
  2. (figurative) deluge (heavy rain)
  3. (figurative) deluge (a great or overwhelming flood of anything, abstract or material)
    eine Sintflut von Anfragen ― a deluge of requests

Declension
Declension of Sintflut [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sintflut die Sintfluten
genitive einer der Sintflut der Sintfluten
dative einer der Sintflut den Sintfluten
accusative eine die Sintflut die Sintfluten

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Sintflut” in Duden online
  • “Sintflut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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