overflod

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to over (“over”) +‎ flod (“flood”), borrowed from Middle Low German overflōt, calque of Latin superfluitās. Compare German Überfluss.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɒwɐˌfloˀð]

Noun

overflod c (singular definite overfloden, not used in plural form)

  1. abundance, superfluity

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German overvlōt, Dutch overvloed, German Überfluss.

Noun

overflod m (definite singular overfloden, indefinite plural overfloder, definite plural overflodene)

  1. abundance, profusion, superfluity, glut

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German overvlōt, Dutch overvloed, German Überfluss.

Noun

overflod f (definite singular overfloda, indefinite plural overfloder, definite plural overflodene)

  1. abundance, profusion, superfluity, glut

References
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