Überschwemmung

German

Etymology

überschwemmen (“to flood”) +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

“Überschwemmung” in Duden online
“Überschwemmung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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