sintflutartig

German

Etymology

Sintflut (deluge) + -artig (-like)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪn(t).flutˌʔartɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌʔartɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: sint‧flut‧ar‧tig

Adjective

sintflutartig (strong nominative masculine singular sintflutartiger, not comparable)

  1. torrential
    • 2024 April 28, “Guangzhou, China: Tornado fordert fünf Todesopfer”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:
      Erst vor einer Woche war die Region von sintflutartigen Niederschlägen betroffen gewesen: Nun hat erneut ein Unwetter starke Verwüstungen in der chinesischen Metropole Guangzhou angerichtet.
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Declension

Further reading

  • sintflutartig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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