Hochwasser
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hoch (“high”) + Wasser (“water”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Hochwasser n (strong, genitive Hochwassers, plural Hochwasser)
- a very high water level in any body of water; high tide; high water; in the case of a river often, but not necessarily, implying flooding
- Antonym: Niedrigwasser
Declension
[edit]Declension of Hochwasser [neuter, strong]
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Hochwasser” in Duden online
- “Hochwasser” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache