Tsunami

== German == === Alternative forms === Zunami === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 津波 (tsunami, “seismic sea wave”, literally “harbour wave”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡suˈnaːmi/ === Noun === Tsunami m (strong, genitive Tsunamis, plural Tsunamis) or Tsunami f (genitive Tsunami, plural Tsunamis or Tsunami) tsunami (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Tsunamifrühwarnsystem Tsunamikatastrophe Tsunamiwarnung === Further reading === “Tsunami” in Duden online “Tsunami” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache