zondvloed

Dutch

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔnt.flut/

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• Hyphenation: zond‧vloed

Noun

zondvloed f (plural zondvloeden, diminutive zondvloedje n)

1. Deluge
2. deluge, great flood
3. (figurative) spill or abundance of water

Derived terms

• na mij de zondvloed (calque)

Descendants

• Negerhollands: sondovloet, sond-vlued