sintflutartig
German
Etymology
Sintflut (“deluge”) + -artig (“-like”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɪn(t).flutˌʔartɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˌʔartɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) - Hyphenation: sint‧flut‧ar‧tig
Adjective
sintflutartig (strong nominative masculine singular sintflutartiger, not comparable)
- torrential (characterized by very large quantities of water, especially of rain)
- sintflutartige Regenfälle ― torrential rains
- 2024 April 28, “Guangzhou, China: Tornado fordert fünf Todesopfer”, in Der Spiegel[1], →ISSN:
- Erst vor einer Woche war die Region von sintflutartigen Niederschlägen betroffen gewesen: Nun hat erneut ein Unwetter starke Verwüstungen in der chinesischen Metropole Guangzhou angerichtet.
- Only a week ago, the region had been hit by torrential rains: Now a storm has once again caused severe destruction in the Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou.
Declension
Positive forms of sintflutartig (uncomparable)
Further reading
- “sintflutartig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache