syndaflod

Swedish

Etymology

synd +‎ -a- +‎ flod. Probably from Low German sintfluot. Compare Danish syndflod, German Sintflut, German Sündflut, Dutch zondvloed.

Noun

syndaflod c

1. (biblical, in the definite "syndafloden") the Flood
2. (figuratively) a deluge (more generally, concretely or figuratively)

Declension

Declension of syndaflod

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	syndaflod	syndaflods
	definite	syndafloden	syndaflodens
plural	indefinite	syndafloder	syndafloders
	definite	syndafloderna	syndaflodernas

References

• syndaflod in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• syndaflod in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• syndaflod in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)