syndflod
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Danish
Etymology
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
Noun
syndflod c (singular definite syndfloden, plural indefinite syndfloder)
Declension
Declension of syndflod
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | syndflod | syndfloden | syndfloder | syndfloderne |
| genitive | syndflods | syndflodens | syndfloders | syndflodernes |
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
synd + flod, from Low German sintfluot; compare with German Sintflut.
Noun
syndflod f or m (definite singular syndfloda or syndfloden, indefinite plural syndfloder, definite plural syndflodene)
Usage notes
The spelling syndeflod is also used.
References
- “syndflod” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
synd + flod, from Low German sintfluot; compare with German Sintflut and Swedish syndaflod.
Noun
syndflod f (definite singular syndfloda, indefinite plural syndfloder, definite plural syndflodene)
References
- “syndflod” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.