Flut

See also: flut

German

Alternative forms

• Fluth (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German vluot, Old High German fluot, from Proto-West Germanic *flōdu, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz. Compare Dutch vloed, English flood, Danish flod, Icelandic flóð.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fluːt/
• Rhymes: -uːt

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Noun

Flut f (genitive Flut, plural Fluten)

1. flow, flood, high tide (rising movement of the tide; the time around when it reaches its peak)

   Antonym: Ebbe

2. (often in the plural) flood(s), great masses of water, usually of the sea

   Synonyms: Wassermassen, Wogen

3. flooding, flood, overflow of a body of water; usually only when very violent and disastrous

   Synonyms: (more common) Überschwemmung, Hochwasser

Declension

Declension of Flut [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Flut	die	Fluten
genitive	einer	der	Flut	der	Fluten
dative	einer	der	Flut	den	Fluten
accusative	eine	die	Flut	die	Fluten

Hyponyms

• Nippflut, Springflut
• Sturmflut, Sturzflut
• Tsunami
• Papierflut, Warenflut

Derived terms

• Jahrhundertflut

Related terms

• Flutwelle
• Fluttor
• Flutwasser
• Flutwelle
• Sintflut

Further reading

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