flod

See also: FLOD and flóð

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish floth, from Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from *pleh₃(w)- (“flow”). Compare Swedish flod, Icelandic flóð, English flood, Dutch vloed, German Flut.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfloːð/
Rhymes: -oːð, -oð

Noun

flod c (singular definite floden, plural indefinite floder)

river
(uncountable) high tide

Declension

Declension of *flod*
common gender	singular		plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flod	floden	floder	floderne
genitive	flods	flodens	floders	flodernes

Synonyms

(high tide): højvande

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “high tide”): lavvande, ebbe

Derived terms

References

“flod” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle English

Alternative forms

flood, floode, flode, flowt, fflood, fflode, vlode

Etymology

Inherited from Old English flōd, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /floːd/
Rhymes: -oːd

Noun

flod (plural flodes)

A waterbody or water in general (opposed to land):
1. A river; a waterbody that moves in one direction.
2. A lake or ocean; a large open body of water.
A flood; a massive or momentous flooding.
The rise or peak of the tide; rising tide.
The movement of the sea (e.g. tide or flow)
(figurative) Something that flows or issues in abundance.
(figurative) A rise, growing or increasing.

Usage notes

This word often appears in rhyming collocations with good.

Related terms

flodegate

Descendants

English: flood
Scots: fluid, flude

References

“flọ̄d, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 November 2018.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Inherited from Danish flod, from Old Norse flóð (“flood”), from Proto-Germanic *flōduz. Doublet of flo (“high tide”).

The Danish word (like Swedish flod) acquired the sense “river” through influence of Middle Low German vlôt f, from the same etymon as above, as well as related vlȫt(e) m, from Proto-West Germanic *fluti (“flow”); the latter is cognate with German Fluss.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fluːd/, /fluː/
Homophone: flo (without /d/)

Noun

flod f or m (definite singular floda or floden, indefinite plural floder, definite plural flodene)

flooding, flood, deluge
Synonyms: flom, oversvømmelse

Derived terms

Noun

flod m (definite singular floden, indefinite plural floder, definite plural flodene)

a large river
Synonym: (also smaller) elv
flow, stream (e.g. of tears)

Derived terms

flodhest

References

“flod” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse flóð.

Noun

flod f (definite singular floda, indefinite plural floder, definite plural flodene)

a flood, deluge
flood tide (incoming tide), high tide
a large river

Derived terms

References

“flod” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

Originally masculine; later masculine and neuter a-stem
ᚠᛚᚩᛞᚢ (flódu) — Runic

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *flōdu, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₃(w)- (“flow”). Cognate with Old Saxon flōd, Old Dutch fluot (Dutch vloed), Old High German fluot (German Flut), Old Norse flóð (Icelandic flóð), Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 (flōdus).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /floːd/
Rhymes: -oːd

Noun

flōd m

flowing of the tide
river, stream; water as opposed to land
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
  Đā ġesēah hē swymman sċealfran on flōde, and ġelōme doppettan ādūne tō grunde, ēhtende ðearle þǣre ēa fixa.
  Then he saw loons swim in the water, and often dive down toward the bottom, eagerly chasing the fish of the river.
flood, deluge

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	flōd	flōdas
accusative	flōd	flōdas
genitive	flōdes	flōda
dative	flōde	flōdum

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: flod, flood, floode, flode, flowt, fflood, fflode, vlode
- English: flood
- Scots: fluid, flude
→ Anglo-Latin: flōdus [13th c.] (England)

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

fluod

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₃tus, from *pleh₃(w)- (“flow”). Compare Old English and Old Frisian flōd, Old Dutch fluot, Old High German fluot, Old Norse flóð, Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 (flōdus).

Noun

flōd m

river, stream
flood, deluge

Declension

**flōd** (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	flōd	flōdos
accusative	flōd	flōdos
genitive	flōdes	flōdō
dative	flōde	flōdum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

Middle Low German: vlōt, vloet
- German Low German: Flood

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₃tus. Compare Danish flod, Icelandic flóð, English flood, Dutch vloed, German Flut.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fluːd/
Audio: (file)

Noun

flod c

a river
Synonyms: å, älv, ström
a flood
Synonym: översvämning
a high tide
Synonym: högvatten

Antonyms: ebb, lågvatten

Usage notes

Rivers and streams in Scandinavia are named älv (-älven), å (-ån), ström (e.g. Göta älv, Lule älv, Svartån, Motala ström, Norrström), while flod is used to refer to rivers abroad.

Declension

Declension of **flod**
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	flod	flods
singular	definite	floden	flodens
plural	indefinite	floder	floders
plural	definite	floderna	flodernas

Derived terms

References

“flod”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“flod”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“flod”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Volapük

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /flod/

Noun

flod (genitive floda, plural flods)

frost

Declension

Declension of *flod*
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	flod	flods
Genitive	floda	flodas
Dative	flode	flodes
Accusative	flodi	flodis
Predicative¹	flodu	flodus
Vocative	o flod	o flods

Introduced in Volapük Nulik.