Springflut

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German

Etymology

By surface analysis, springen +‎ Flut

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃpʁɪŋfluːt/
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Noun

Springflut f (genitive Springflut, plural Springfluten)

spring tide
Synonym: Springtide

Antonym: Nippflut
- 1979, Michael Ende, Die unendliche Geschichte [The Neverending Story]:
  Es war ein Gefühl, das wie aus weiter Ferne herankam, wie eine Springflut im Meer, die man anfangs kaum wahrnimmt, bis sie näher und näher kommt und zuletzt zur gewaltigen, haushohen Woge wird, die alles mit sich reißt und hinwegschwemmt.
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Declension

Declension of Springflut

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Springflut	die	Springfluten
genitive	einer	der	Springflut	der	Springfluten
dative	einer	der	Springflut	den	Springfluten
accusative	eine	die	Springflut	die	Springfluten

Further reading

“Springflut” in Duden online
“Springflut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Gustav Goedel (1902) “Springflut”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Seemannssprache (in German), Kiel und Leipzig: Lipsius & Tischer, page 456

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