flóð

See also: flod

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic *flōdą, a byform of *flōduz.

Cognate with Norwegian, Swedish and Danish flod, English flood, Dutch vloed, German Flut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flouːð/

  Rhymes: -ouːð

Noun

flóð n (genitive singular flóðs, nominative plural flóð)

1. flood, deluge, inundation
2. high tide

Declension

Declension of flóð (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flóð	flóðið	flóð	flóðin
accusative	flóð	flóðið	flóð	flóðin
dative	flóði	flóðinu	flóðum	flóðunum
genitive	flóðs	flóðsins	flóða	flóðanna

Derived terms

• flóðbylgja
• flóðgarður
• flóðgátt
• flóðhestur
• flæða
• snjóflóð
• vatnsflóð

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flōduz (“river; flood”). Cognate with Old English flōd, Old Frisian flōd, Old Saxon flōd, Old Dutch fluod, Old High German fluot, Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 (flōdus).

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈfloːð/

Noun

flóð n

1. a flood, inundation, an overflow of water.
2. a high tide.

Declension

Declension of flóð (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flóð	flóðit	flóð	flóðin
accusative	flóð	flóðit	flóð	flóðin
dative	flóði	flóðinu	flóðum	flóðunum
genitive	flóðs	flóðsins	flóða	flóðanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: flóð n
• Faroese: flóð f
• Norwegian: flod c
• Swedish: flod c
• Danish: flod c
• →? Old French: flueve (possibly)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “flóð”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 142; also available at the Internet Archive