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syndflod

Danish edit

Etymology edit

Equivalent to synd (“sin”) +‎ flod (“flood”). From German Sündflut, a reinterpretation of Sintflut (still the standard form in German) after the word Sünde (“sin”) (compare also Dutch zondvloed). The form Sintflut contains an obsolete prefix sin- (“ever”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈsønˌfloˀð], [ˈsønˌfloðˀ]

Noun edit

syndflod c (singular definite syndfloden, plural indefinite syndfloder)

  1. (biblical) the Flood
  2. a deluge, flood

Declension edit

Declension of syndflod
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative syndflod syndfloden syndfloder syndfloderne
genitive syndflods syndflodens syndfloders syndflodernes

References edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Etymology edit

synd +‎ flod, from Low German sintfluot; compare with German Sintflut.

Noun edit

syndflod f or m (definite singular syndfloda or syndfloden, indefinite plural syndfloder, definite plural syndflodene)

  1. (biblical) the Flood
  2. a deluge, flood

Usage notes edit

The spelling syndeflod is also used.

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

synd +‎ flod, from Low German sintfluot; compare with German Sintflut and Swedish syndaflod.

Noun edit

syndflod f (definite singular syndfloda, indefinite plural syndfloder, definite plural syndflodene)

  1. (biblical) the Flood
  2. a deluge, flood
    Synonyms: ofse, storflaum

References edit

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