zondvloed

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sintvloed, from Middle High German sintvluot. The first element, which was originally the Germanic prefix *sin- (“everlasting, eternal”) (compare zenegroen), was folk-etymologically reinterpreted to yield a compound zonde (“sin”) +‎ vloed (“flood”), as the biblical Deluge was the result of human sinfulness. Cognate to German Sintflut, also Sündflut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔnt.flut/

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• Hyphenation: zond‧vloed

Noun

zondvloed f (plural zondvloeden, diminutive zondvloedje n)

1. (Abrahamic religion) Deluge
2. deluge, great flood
3. (figurative) spill or abundance of water

Derived terms

• na mij de zondvloed

Descendants

• Negerhollands: sondovloet, sond-vlued

Further reading

• zondvloed on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl