flod
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Etymology
From Old Danish floth, from Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from *pleh₃(w)- (“flow”). Compare Swedish flod, Icelandic flóð, English flood, Dutch vloed, German Flut.
Pronunciation
Noun
flod c (singular definite floden, plural indefinite floder)
Declension
Declension of flod
Synonyms
- (high tide): højvande
Antonyms
Derived terms
References
- “flod” in Den Danske Ordbog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old English flōd, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz.
Pronunciation
Noun
flod (plural flodes)
- A waterbody or water in general (opposed to land):
- A river; a waterbody that moves in one direction.
- A lake or ocean; a large open body of water.
- A flood; a massive or momentous flooding.
- The rise or peak of the tide; rising tide.
- The movement of the sea (e.g. tide or flow)
- (figurative) Something that flows or issues in abundance.
- (figurative) A rise, growing or increasing.
Usage notes
This word often appears in rhyming collocations with good.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “flọ̄d, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-11.
Etymology 1
From Old Norse flóð, compare with German Flut.
Noun
flod f or m (definite singular floda or floden, indefinite plural floder, definite plural flodene)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German vlot and German Fluß (now Fluss).
Noun
flod m (definite singular floden, indefinite plural floder, definite plural flodene)
- a large river
Derived terms
References
- “flod” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Etymology
Noun
flod f (definite singular floda, indefinite plural floder, definite plural flodene)
- a flood, deluge
- flood tide (incoming tide), high tide
- a large river
Derived terms
See also
- (tide) flo (Bokmål)
References
- “flod” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Alternative forms
- Originally masculine; later masculine and neuter a-stem
- ᚠᛚᚩᛞᚢ (flódu) — Runic
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *flōdu, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₃(w)- (“flow”). Cognate with Old Saxon flōd, Old Dutch fluot (Dutch vloed), Old High German fluot (German Flut), Old Norse flóð (Icelandic flóð), Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 (flōdus).
Pronunciation
Noun
flōd m
Declension
Declension of flōd (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₃tus, from *pleh₃(w)- (“flow”). Compare Old English flōd, Old Dutch fluot, Old High German fluot, Old Norse flóð, Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 (flōdus).
Noun
flōd m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | flōd | flōdos |
| accusative | flōd | flōdos |
| genitive | flōdes | flōdō |
| dative | flōde | flōdum |
| instrumental | — | — |
Declension of flōd (masculine a-stem)
Descendants
Etymology
From Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₃tus. Compare Danish flod, Icelandic flóð, English flood, Dutch vloed, German Flut.
Pronunciation
Noun
flod c
- a river
- a flood
- Synonym: översvämning
- a high tide
Usage notes
- Rivers and streams in Scandinavia are named älv (-älven), å (-ån), ström (e.g. Göta älv, Lule älv, Svartån, Motala ström, Norrström), while flod is used to refer to rivers abroad.
Declension
Declension of flod
Derived terms
See also
- tidvatten (“tide”)
References
Pronunciation
Noun
flod (nominative plural flods)
Declension
declension of flod
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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