biflod

Swedish

Etymology

bi- +‎ flod

Noun

biflod c

1. tributary (river)

Usage notes

• They are described as biflod från höger (“tributary from the right”) or biflod från vänster (“tributary from the left”), as seen from someone floating downstream on the main river. For example, the Ohio River (coming from the east) is a tributary from the left to the Mississippi River (going south).

Declension

Declension of biflod

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	biflod	biflods
	definite	bifloden	biflodens
plural	indefinite	bifloder	bifloders
	definite	bifloderna	biflodernas

Related terms

• biflöde