flod

See also: flóð

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish floth, from Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *plōtus, from *plō- (“flow”). Compare Swedish flod, Icelandic flóð, English flood, Dutch vloed, German Flut.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -oːð
  • Rhymes: -oð

Noun

flod c (singular definite floden, plural indefinite floder)

  1. river
  2. (uncountable) high tide

Declension

Synonyms

Antonyms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse flóð, compare with German Flut.

Noun

flod f, m (definite singular floda or floden, indefinite plural floder, definite plural flodene)

  1. a flood, deluge
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)

  1. a large river
Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse flóð

Noun

flod f (definite singular floda, indefinite plural floder, definite plural flodene)

  1. a flood, deluge
  2. flood tide (incoming tide), high tide
  3. a large river

Derived terms

See also

  • (tide) flo (Bokmål)

References

Old English

The word flōd is found, as flodu, on the early 8th century Franks Casket, one of the oldest monuments of Old English.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *plōtus, from *plew- (“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

  • IPA(key): /floːd/

Noun

flōd m (nominative plural flōdas)

  1. flowing of the tide
  2. river, stream; water as opposed to land
  3. flood, deluge

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *plōtus, from *plō- (“flow”). Compare Old English flōd, Old Dutch fluot, Old High German fluot, Old Norse flóð, Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 (flōdus).

Noun

flōd m

  1. river, stream
  2. flood, deluge

Declension


Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *plōtus. Compare Danish flod, Icelandic flóð, English flood, Dutch vloed, German Flut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fluːd/
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Noun

flod c

  1. a river
    Synonyms: å, älv, ström
  2. a flood
    Synonym: översvämning
  3. a high tide
    Antonyms: ebb, lågvatten
    Synonym: högvatten

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 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative flod floden floder floderna
Genitive flods flodens floders flodernas

Derived terms

References

Volapük

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flod/

Noun

flod (plural flods)

  1. frost

Declension

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