Flut

See also: flut

German

Etymology

From Old High German fluot, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *plōtus. Compare Dutch vloed, English flood, Danish flod, Icelandic flóð.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fluːt/
Rhymes: -uːt
Audio (file)

Noun

Flut f (genitive Flut, plural Fluten)

flood
The rising movement of the tide, the flow
high tide

Declension

Declension of Flut

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Flut	die	Fluten
genitive	einer	der	Flut	der	Fluten
dative	einer	der	Flut	den	Fluten
accusative	eine	die	Flut	die	Fluten

Antonyms

Ebbe

Hyponyms

Springflut
Sturzflut
Tsunami

Derived terms

Flutwelle

Further reading

Flut in Duden online

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