Flut
See also: flut
German edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Declension of Flut [feminine]