Noun
die Sintflut
Pronunciation: /ˈzɪn(t)ˌfluːt/
Deluge, the Great Flood
C2
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plural Sintfluten
Meanings
Noun
- Deluge, the Great Flood
- deluge (heavy rain)
- deluge (a great or overwhelming flood of anything, abstract or material)
Example sentence
Nach der Sendung erreichte uns eine Sintflut von Anfragen.
After the broadcast we were hit by a deluge of requests.
Word forms
singular
die Sintflut
plural
die Sintfluten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Sintflut
Accusativedie Sintflut
Dativeder Sintflut
Genitiveder Sintflut
Plural
Nominativedie Sintfluten
Accusativedie Sintfluten
Dativeden Sintfluten
Genitiveder Sintfluten
Usage
- die biblische Sintflut — The biblical Great Flood.
- eine Sintflut von Anfragen — A deluge of enquiries; a figurative overwhelming quantity.
Die Ausstellung zeigt verschiedene Darstellungen der biblischen Sintflut.
The exhibition shows various depictions of the biblical Great Flood.