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)

1. river
2. (uncountable) high tide

Declension

Declension of flod

common gender	Singular		Plural
	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

• flodanker
• flodarm
• flodbassin
• flodbred
• flodbølge
• flodbåd
• floddal
• floddamper
• floddelta
• floddige
• floddør
• flodfart
• flodfisk
• flodhavn
• flodhest
• flodkrebs
• flodlandskab
• flodleje
• flodløb
• flodmundning
• flodpram
• flodrejse
• flodrig
• flodsand
• flodseng
• flodskipper
• flodskrænt
• flodslette
• flodsystem
• flodtransport
• flodvand
• syndflod
• vandflod

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)

1. 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.
2. A flood; a massive or momentous flooding.
3. The rise or peak of the tide; rising tide.
4. The movement of the sea (e.g. tide or flow)
5. (figurative) Something that flows or issues in abundance.
6. (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 2018-11-11.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse flóð, compare with German Flut.

Noun

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

1. a flood, deluge

Derived terms

• flodbølge
• syndflod

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vlot and German Fluß (now Fluss).

Noun

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

1. a large river

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)

1. a flood, deluge
2. flood tide (incoming tide), high tide
3. a large river

Derived terms

• flodbølgje
• flodhest
• springflod
• syndflod

See also

• (tide) flo (Bokmål)

References

• “flod” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

The word flōd is found, as flodu, on the early 8th century Franks Casket, one of the oldest monuments of 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/

Noun

flōd m

1. flowing of the tide
2. river, stream; water as opposed to land
3. flood, deluge

Declension

Strong a-stem:

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

Derived terms

• hēahflōd
• wæterflōd

Descendants

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

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Noun

flōd m

1. river, stream
2. flood, deluge

Declension

Declension of 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:

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Noun

flod c

1. a river

   Synonyms: å, älv, ström

2. a flood

   Synonym: översvämning

3. 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
	definite	floden	flodens
plural	indefinite	floder	floders
	definite	floderna	flodernas

Derived terms

• flodarm
• flodbank
• flodbrädd
• flodbåt
• flodbäcken
• flodbädd
• floddal
• floddelta
• flodfart
• flodfåra
• flodfärd
• flodgud
• flodhäst
• flodkräfta
• flodmynning
• flodnejonöga
• flodområde
• flodpärlmussla
• flodspruta
• flodstrand
• flodsystem
• flodtid
• flodvatten
• flodvåg
• flodångare
• flodövergång
• syndaflod
• vattuflod
• vårflod

See also

• tidvatten (“tide”)

References

• flod in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• flod in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• flod in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flod/

Noun

flod (nominative plural flods)

1. frost

Declension

Declension of flod

	singular	plural
nominative	flod	flods
genitive	floda	flodas
dative	flode	flodes
accusative	flodi	flodis
vocative 1	o flod!	o flods!
predicative 2	flodu	flodus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only