noun#7,228 by frequency
das Hochwasser
/ˈhoːxˌvasɐ/
a very high water level in any body of water; high tide; high water; in the case of a river often, but not necessarily, implying flooding
- genitive
- des Hochwassers
- plural
- die Hochwasser
- built from
- Hoch + Wasser
Meanings
- 1
a very high water level in any body of water; high tide; high water; in the case of a river often, but not necessarily, implying flooding
Das Hochwasser änderte den Verlauf des Flusses.
The flood diverted the course of the river.
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Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dasHochwasser | dieHochwasser |
| accusative | dasHochwasser | dieHochwasser |
| dative | demHochwasser | denHochwassern |
| genitive | desHochwassers | derHochwasser |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.