Tsunami

See also: tsunami and tsunâmi

German

Etymology

From Japanese 津波 (tsunami, “seismic sea wave”, literally “harbour wave”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tsuˈnaːmi/
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Noun

Tsunami m (genitive Tsunami, plural Tsunamis or Tsunami)

  1. tsunami (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Declension
Declension of Tsunami
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tsunami die Tsunamis
genitive eines des Tsunamis,
Tsunami		 der Tsunamis
dative einem dem Tsunami den Tsunamis
accusative einen den Tsunami die Tsunamis
Declension of Tsunami
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tsunami die Tsunami
genitive eines des Tsunamis,
Tsunami		 der Tsunami
dative einem dem Tsunami den Tsunami
accusative einen den Tsunami die Tsunami

Derived terms
  • Tsunamifrühwarnsystem
  • Tsunamikatastrophe
  • Tsunamiwarnung
  • Zunahmi

Further reading
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