Sintflut

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) Deluge, the Great Flood.
2. (feminine, figuratively) deluge (heavy rain)
3. (feminine, figuratively) deluge (a great or overwhelming flood of anything, abstract or material)

Sinonieme

Überschwemmung

Katastrophe

Schwall

Umsturz

Überflutung

sintflutartig

Flut

Inundation

Vertalings

déluge

diluvio

deluge

diluvio

tufan

flood

zondvloed

aluvião

dilúvio

alluvione

diluvio universale

inundação

the Flood

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈzɪn(t)ˌfluːt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: sinvluot

Geërf van Old High German: sinfluot

Verwante met Nederlands: zondvloed

In summary

From Middle High German sinvluot, sintvluot, from Old High German sinfluot, sintfluot, from sin- (“great, eternal”, prefix) + fluot (“flood”), whence modern German Flut. The variant Sündflut is due to association with Sünde (“sin”), as also in cognate Dutch zondvloed. The i-form was almost fully obsolete for 200 years, until it was revived in the early 19th century after the scientific study of Middle High German. During the 20th century, it re-established itself in general use.