die Sintflut

C1

a flood / deluge

English meaning
a flood / deluge
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Sintfluten
Vocabulary package
Natural Disasters

More: C1 Nature & Weather words. Hear “Sintflut” in C1 German videos, or save “Sintflut” while watching YouTube with the free Chrome extension.

Sintflut in a sentence

Die Sintflut zerstörte das ganze Tal.

The deluge destroyed the entire valley.

Declension of die Sintflut

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Sintflutdie Sintfluten
Accusativedie Sintflutdie Sintfluten
Dativeder Sintflutden Sintfluten
Genitiveder Sintflutder 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.

Words built on Sintflut:

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.

Learn Sintflut with 17 related words

Sintflut is part of the Natural Disasters package. Drill the whole set as spaced-repetition flashcards in your browser — no sign-up.

Words that go with Sintflut

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.

Free to start · no credit card

Words fade fast — spaced reviews make them stick.

Based on Dr. Hermann Ebbinghaus · memory science, proven since 1885

Free Chrome extension

Learn German with any YouTube video — the 3minGerman plugin

The 3minGerman Chrome extension adds German and English subtitles to every YouTube video. Click any word to see its translation and etymology; it is saved to your 3minGerman account, and the daily quiz repeats it with spaced repetition until you remember it.

  1. STEP 1
    Install the plugin
    Add it to desktop Chrome — free.
  2. STEP 2
    Watch any video
    German + English subtitles appear automatically.
  3. STEP 3
    Click any word
    Translation, etymology, audio — saved to your words.
  4. STEP 4
    Take the daily quiz
    Spaced repetition beats the forgetting curve.