Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish floth, from Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *plōtus, from *plō- ‎(“flow”). Compare Swedish flod, Icelandic flóð, English flood, Dutch vloed, German Flut.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oːð
• Rhymes: -oð

Noun

flod c (singular definite floden, plural indefinite floder)

1. river
2. (uncountable) high tide

Inflection

Old English

The word flōd is found, as flodu, on the early 8th century Franks Casket, one of the oldest monuments of Old English.

Noun

flōd m ‎(nominative plural flōdas)

1. flowing of the tide
2. river, stream; water as opposed to land
3. flood, deluge

Descendants

• Middle English: flod
  • English: flood

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *plōtus, from *plō- ‎(“flow”). Compare Old English flōd, Old Dutch fluot, Old High German fluot, Old Norse flóð, Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 ‎(flōdus).

Noun

flōd m

1. river, stream
2. flood, deluge

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *plōtus. Compare Danish flod, Icelandic flóð, English flood, Dutch vloed, German Flut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fluːd/

Noun

flod c

1. a river
2. a flood
3. a high tide (opposite of ebb)

Declension

Usage notes

• Rivers and streams in Scandinavia are named älv (-älven), å (-ån), ström (e.g. Göta älv, Lule älv, Svartån, Motala ström, Norrström), while flod is used to refer to rivers abroad.

Derived terms

Synonyms

river

• å
• älv
• ström

flood

• översvämning

tide

• högvatten

References

• flod in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flod/

Noun

flod ‎(plural flods)

1. frost

Declension