Tsunami

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See also: tsunami and tsunâmi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 津波 (tsunami, “seismic sea wave”, literally “harbour wave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsuˈnaːmi/
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Noun

Tsunami m (strong, genitive Tsunamis, plural Tsunamis) or
Tsunami f (genitive Tsunami, plural Tsunamis or Tsunami)

  1. tsunami (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Declension

Declension of Tsunami
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tsunami die Tsunami, Tsunamis
genitive eines des Tsunamis der Tsunami, Tsunamis
dative einem dem Tsunami den Tsunami, Tsunamis
accusative einen den Tsunami die Tsunami, Tsunamis
Declension of Tsunami
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Tsunami die Tsunamis, Tsunami
genitive einer der Tsunami der Tsunamis, Tsunami
dative einer der Tsunami den Tsunamis, Tsunami
accusative eine die Tsunami die Tsunamis, Tsunami

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Tsunami” in Duden online
  • “Tsunami” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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