Überschwemmung

German

Etymology

überschwemmen (to flood) + -ung

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌyːbərˈʃvɛmʊŋ/, [ˌʔyːbɐˈʃʋɛmʊŋ]
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  • Hyphenation: Über‧schwem‧mung

Noun

Überschwemmung f (genitive Überschwemmung, plural Überschwemmungen)

  1. flooding; flood; overflow of a body of water
    Synonyms: (usually only when violent and disastrous) Flut; (broader; need not be an overflow) Hochwasser; (less common) Überflutung

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