flod

Danish

Etymology

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

Inflection

    Inflection of flod

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	flod	floden	floder	floderne
genitive	flods	flodens	floders	flodernes

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *plōtus, from *plō- (“flow”). Cognate with Old Saxon flōd, Old Dutch fluot (Dutch vloed), Old High German fluot (German Flut), Old Norse flóð (Icelandic flóð), Gothic flōdus.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /floːd/

Noun

flōd m (nominative plural flōdas)

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

Descendants

• Middle English: flod
  • English: flood

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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 flōdus.

Noun

flōd m

1. river, stream
2. flood, deluge

Declension

Declension of flōd

	Singular	Plural
nominative	flōd	flōdōs
accusative	flōd	flōdōs
genitive	flōdes	flōdō
dative	flōde	flōdum

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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: /fluːd/

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Noun

flod c

1. a river
2. a flood
3. a high tide (opposite of ebb)

Declension

Declension of flod

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flod	floden	floder	floderna
genitive	flods	flodens	floders	flodernas

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.

Derived terms

flodarm flodbank flodbrädd flodbåt flodbäcken flodbädd floddal

floddelta flodfart flodfåra flodfärd flodgud flodhäst flodkräfta

flodmynning flodnejonöga flodområde flodpärlmussla flodspruta flodstrand flodsystem

flodtid flodvatten flodvåg flodångare flodövergång syndaflod vattuflod

vårflod

Synonyms

river

• å
• älv
• ström

flood

• översvämning

tide

• högvatten

References

• flod in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

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Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA: /flod/

Noun

flod (plural flods)

1. frost

Declension

declension of flod

	singular	plural
nominative	flod	flods
genitive	floda	flodas
dative	flode	flodes
accusative	flodi	flodis
predicative	flodu	flodus
vocative	o flod!	o flods!