zondvloed

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch sintvloed. Originally equivalent to now obsolete zin or zene (“permanent, forever”) +‎ vloed (“flood”), but folketymologically reinterpreted as the compound zonde (“sin”) +‎ vloed (“flood”). Cognate to German Sintflut, also Sündflut.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈzɔnt.flut/
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Hyphenation: zond‧vloed

Noun edit

zondvloed f (plural zondvloeden, diminutive zondvloedje n)

Deluge
deluge, great flood
(figurative) spill or abundance of water

Derived terms edit

na mij de zondvloed (calque)

Descendants edit

Negerhollands: sondovloet, sond-vlued