zondvloed

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch sintvloed, from Middle High German sintvluot. The first element, which was originally the Germanic prefix *sin- (“everlasting, eternal”) (compare zenegroen), was folk-etymologically reinterpreted to yield a compound zonde (“sin”) +‎ vloed (“flood”), as the biblical Deluge was the result of human sinfulness. Cognate to German Sintflut, also Sündflut. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzɔnt.flut/ Hyphenation: zond‧vloed === Noun === zondvloed f (plural zondvloeden, diminutive zondvloedje n) (Abrahamic religion) Deluge deluge, great flood (figurative) spill or abundance of water ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: sondovloet, sond-vlued === Further reading === zondvloed on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl