Why is it die Sturmflut?
Sturmflut is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Flut. So it’s die Sturmflut.
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Meaning
[1] Water congestion whipped by storm on coastal diet causes the destruction of dikes and bank fortifications, land demolition and urgent floods, particularly on flat coasts (such as on the North Sea)
[1] von Sturm gepeitschter Wasseranstau an Küsten; verursacht besonders an Flachküsten (wie an der Nordsee) die Zerstörung von Deichen und Uferbefestigungen, Landabriss und weit ins Land dringende ÜberschwemmungenExamples
[1] In the storm surge in 1962, 340 people had to let their life
[1] In der Sturmflut 1962 mussten 340 Menschen ihr Leben lassen.
[1] "But soon the storm floods, which rinse the village again and again, first changes" "
[1] „Doch bald schon erzwangen die Sturmfluten, die immer wieder das Dorf überspülten, erste Veränderungen.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "As with a storm surge, the anger rinses through the parliaments in the north"
[1] „Wie bei einer Sturmflut spült die Wut durch die Parlamente im Norden.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Sturmflut | die Sturmfluten |
| Genitiv | der Sturmflut | der Sturmfluten |
| Dativ | der Sturmflut | den Sturmfluten |
| Akkusativ | die Sturmflut | die Sturmfluten |
Pronunciation
In context
![[1] Sturmflut, Gemälde von Johannes Gehrs, 1880](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sturmflut.JPG)
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