overflod

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to over (“over”) +‎ flod (“flood”), borrowed from Middle Low German overflōt, calque of Latin superfluitās. Compare German Überfluss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒwɐˌfloˀð]

Noun

overflod c (singular definite overfloden, not used in plural form)

1. abundance, superfluity

Derived terms

• overflødig

References

• “overflod” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German overvlōt, Dutch overvloed, German Überfluss.

Noun

overflod m (definite singular overfloden, indefinite plural overfloder, definite plural overflodene)

1. abundance, profusion, superfluity, glut

Related terms

• overflødig

References

• “overflod” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “overflod” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German overvlōt, Dutch overvloed, German Überfluss.

Noun

overflod f (definite singular overfloda, indefinite plural overfloder, definite plural overflodene)

1. abundance, profusion, superfluity, glut

Related terms

• overflødig

References

• “overflod” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.