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/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: sondovloet, sond-vlued

Further reading

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