die Sintflut
C1a flood / deluge
- English meaning
- a flood / deluge
- Gender
- die — feminine
- Plural
- die Sintfluten
- CEFR level
- C1 — Advanced
- Vocabulary package
- Natural Disasters
- Dictionary
- German words with S
Sintflut in a sentence
Die Sintflut zerstörte das ganze Tal.
The deluge destroyed the entire valley.
Declension of die Sintflut
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Sintflut | die Sintfluten |
| Accusative | die Sintflut | die Sintfluten |
| Dative | der Sintflut | den Sintfluten |
| Genitive | der Sintflut | der Sintfluten |
Word family
die Sintflut is built from die Flut (flood, tide). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
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Where Sintflut comes from
Das Wort ging aus mittelhochdeutsch sin(t)vluot, althochdeutsch sin(t)fluot hervor, das so viel wie „andauernde, umfassende Überschwemmung“ bedeutet. Es ist nicht von dem Wort „Sünde“ abgeleitet.
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Questions about Sintflut
Is it der, die or das Sintflut?
It is die Sintflut — Sintflut is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Sintfluten.
What is the plural of Sintflut?
The plural of die Sintflut is die Sintfluten.
What is the genitive of Sintflut?
The genitive singular is der Sintflut. The dative plural is den Sintfluten.
What does Sintflut mean in English?
die Sintflut means "a flood / deluge". For example: "Die Sintflut zerstörte das ganze Tal." — "The deluge destroyed the entire valley."
What level is Sintflut in German?
Sintflut is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the natural disasters vocabulary.
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