Noun
die Flut
Pronunciation: /fluːt/
flow, flood, high tide (rising movement of the tide; the time around when it reaches its peak)
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plural Fluten
Meanings
Noun
- flow, flood, high tide (rising movement of the tide; the time around when it reaches its peak)
- flood(s), great masses of water, usually of the sea
- flooding, flood, overflow of a body of water; usually only when very violent and disastrous
Example sentence
Wegen der Flut gelangte ich nicht über den Fluss.
Because of the flood I did not get across the river.
Word forms
singular
die Flut
plural
die Fluten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Flut
Accusativedie Flut
Dativeder Flut
Genitiveder Flut
Plural
Nominativedie Fluten
Accusativedie Fluten
Dativeden Fluten
Genitiveder Fluten
Usage
- Ebbe und Flut — ebb and flood tide; the regular tidal cycle
- eine Flut von Nachrichten — a flood of messages; figurative for a great number
Bei Flut reicht das Wasser bis an die unterste Treppenstufe.
At high tide, the water reaches the lowest step.