water
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (United Kingdom)
- (North America)
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈwoːtə/, [ˈwoːɾə]
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈwoːtɘ/
- (Indian English) IPA(key): [ˈwɔːʈə(r)], [ˈʋɔːʈə(r)]
- (Northern English, dated, obsolete elsewhere) IPA(key): /ˈwætəɹ/, [ˈwætə], [ˈwæɾɚ]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: wa‧ter
- Rhymes: -ɔːtə(ɹ), -ɒtə(ɹ)
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English water, from Old English wæter (“water”), from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”).
Cognate with cf, North Frisian weeter (“water”), Saterland Frisian Woater (“water”), West Frisian wetter (“water”), Dutch water (“water”), Low German Water (“water”), German Wasser, Old Norse vatn (Swedish vatten (“water”), Danish vand (“water”), Norwegian Bokmål vann (“water”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Icelandic vatn (“water”)), Old Irish coin fodorne (“otters”, literally “water-dogs”), Latin unda (“wave”), Lithuanian vanduõ (“water”), Russian вода́ (vodá, “water”), Albanian ujë (“water”), Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”), Armenian գետ (get, “river”), Sanskrit उदन् (udán, “wave, water”), Hittite 𒉿𒀀𒋻 (wa-a-tar).
Noun[edit]
water (countable and uncountable, plural waters)
- (uncountable) A substance (of molecular formula H2O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
- By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.
- 2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist:
- Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.
- (uncountable, in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H2O.
- May I have a glass of water?
- Your plants need more water.
- 1835, Sir John Ross, Sir James Clark Ross, Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1, pp.284-5
- Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
- 2002, Arthur T. Hubbard, Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science →ISBN, page 4895:
- A water drop placed on the surface of ice can either spread or form a lens depending on the properties of the three phases involved in wetting, i.e., on the properties of the ice, water, and gas phases.
- 2013 May 11, “The climate of Tibet: Pole-land”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8835, page 80:
- Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:water.
- (countable) A serving of liquid water.
- 2006, Lori Foster, Erin McCarthy, Amy Garvey, Bad Boys of Summer, →ISBN, page 91:
- Joe bustled back and offered her a glass of wine but she shook her head. “Just a water, please.”
- (alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
- And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
- He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God.
- (uncountable or in the plural) Water in a body; an area of open water.
- c. 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act V, scene i], page 138, column 2:
- Roſa. O vain peticioner, beg a greater matter, / Thou now requeſts but Mooneſhine in the water.
- 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 1, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
- 'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
- 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- The president expressed hope that creating rain over waters between the countries would help reduce pollution.
Audio (US) (file)
- The president expressed hope that creating rain over waters between the countries would help reduce pollution.
- The boat was found within the territorial waters.
- These seals are a common sight in the coastal waters of Chile.
- (poetic, archaic or dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river.
- 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], OCLC 762018299, Acts viij:[36], folio clxvi, recto:
- And as they went on their waye
they cam vnto a certayne water
and the gelded man ſayde: Se here is water
what ſhall lett me to be baptiſed?
- 1842, Alfred Tennyson, “Morte d’Arthur”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], OCLC 1008064829, page 4:
- On one side lay the Ocean, and on one / Lay a great water, and the moon was full.
- 1865, William Allingham (ed.), The Ballad Book: a selection of the choicest British ballads, William and May Margaret, or the Water of Clyde:
- But ere he came to Clyde's water, fu' loud the wind did blaw.
- A combination of water and other substance(s).
- (sometimes countable) Mineral water.
- Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.
- (countable, often in the plural) Spa water.
- Many people visit Bath to take the waters.
- (pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
- ammonia water
- Urine. [from 15th c.]
- 1999, George RR Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 458:
- Ser Dunaver's squire Jodge could not hold his water when he slept.
- Amniotic fluid or the amniotic sac containing it. (Used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America. (The Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary says "often used in plural; also: bag of waters".))
- Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks. (North America)
- Before your child is born, your water(s) will break. (North America)
- Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break. (UK)
- (colloquial, medicine) Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.
- He suffers from water on the knee.
- (sometimes countable) Mineral water.
- (figuratively, in the plural or in the singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
- The rough waters of change will bring about the calm after the storm.
- (colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition.
- I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters.
- (uncountable, dated, finance) Excess valuation of securities.
- 1902 August 2, “Too Much Water to Suit Cummins”, in The Atlanta Constitution:
- Iowa Governor Will Fight Rock Island Reorganization. He Says That Under the New Plan Too Much Water Is Put Into the Stock—Believes Plan Is Out of Harmony with Iowa Laws.
- 1920 April 11, “Says Stock 'Water' Didn't Affect Fare”, in New York Times:
- the outstanding stock and bond obligations of the company were reduced from $34,000,000 to $24,000,000 by squeezing out the water.
- The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
- a diamond of the first water is perfectly pure and transparent
- 1928, Virginia Woolf, Orlando[1], London: The Hogarth Press, OCLC 297407:
- And when she raised it to see what caused this agitation, she saw nothing—nothing but the vast solitary emerald which Queen Elizabeth had given her. And was that not enough? she asked. It was of the finest water.
- A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.
Alternative forms[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:water
- See also Thesaurus:urine
Antonyms[edit]
- (liquid H2O): ice, steam, water vapor/water vapour
- (basic elements): earth, air/wind, fire; wood, metal; void/ether
Hypernyms[edit]
- (chemical having the formula H2O): chemical, substance
- (liquid H2O): liquid, fluid
- (basic elements): element
- (urine): body fluid, bodily fluid, biofluid
Hyponyms[edit]
- (chemical having the formula H2O): heavy water; ice, steam, water vapor/water vapour
- (liquid H2O): drinkwater, freshwater, meltwater, mineral water; hard water, soft water
Meronyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- above water
- Allan Water
- free water
- American water spaniel
- ammonia water
- antiwater
- artesian water
- Ashford-in-the-Water
- backwater, back water, back-water
- barley water, barley-water
- bathwater
- bilgewater
- black water, blackwater
- black-water rafting
- blood in the water
- blood is thicker than water
- blow someone out of the water
- blue water, bluewater, blue-water
- body of water
- bongwater
- bottled water
- bound water
- Bourton-on-the-Water
- brackishwater
- branch water
- bread and water
- break water, breakwater
- carbonated water
- Carron Water
- carry someone's water
- carry water for
- casual water
- catchwater
- chlorine water
- coastal waters
- cold-water, cold water
- come hell or high water
- creekwater
- cutwater
- dead in the water
- dead water
- deep water, Deep Water, deep-water, deepwater, Deepwater
- Derwentwater, Derwent Water
- dew water, dewwater
- dillwater
- dishwater
- distilled water
- ditchwater
- domestic hot water
- doubly labeled water
- Douglas Water
- drinking water
- Ettrick Water
- European water vole
- Eye Water
- eyewater
- fairwater
- feedwater, feed water
- firewater
- first water
- fish out of water
- flatwater
- floodwater, flood water
- flower water
- formation water
- fossil water
- fountain water, fountainwater
- free water
- fresh water
- freshwater, fresh-water
- giant water bug
- Glaisnock Water
- glass water
- gray water, grey water, graywater, greywater
- green water
- gripe water
- ground water, groundwater
- gypwater
- hard water
- headwater
- heavy water
- hexagonal water
- holy water
- hot water heater
- hell or high water
- high-water
- high water, highwater
- high-water mark
- hold one's water
- hold water
- holy water
- hot water
- hot water bottle
- ice water
- international waters
- Irish water spaniel
- Javelle water
- jerk water, jerk-water, jerkwater
- juvenile water
- keep one's head above water
- lakewater
- large-headed water snake
- laurel water
- lavender water
- light water
- like water
- like a duck takes to water
- like water off a duck's back
- lime water, limewater
- lithia water
- long drink of water
- low water
- Lunan Water
- make water
- meltwater
- meteoric water
- midwater
- milk-and-water
- mineral water
- mop water, mopwater
- mud water, mudwater
- napha water
- nonwater
- not have both oars in the water
- oceanwater
- open water
- overwater
- pass water
- personal water craft
- piss water, pisswater
- polywater
- pomewater
- pondwater
- poolwater
- porewater
- Portuguese Water Dog
- precipitable water
- process hot water
- produced water
- quarry water
- quinine water
- rainwater
- red water, redwater
- reticulated water
- rice water
- river water
- rose water, rosewater
- running water
- salt water
- sea water, seawater
- seltzer water
- semi-heavy water, semiheavy water
- semiwater
- shearwater, sheerwater
- sinkwater
- slack water
- slickwater
- smell blood in the water
- soda water
- soft water, softwater
- Southampton Water
- sparkling water
- spa water
- spring water, spring-water, springwater
- spurnwater
- still water
- still water runs deep
- stormwater
- streamwater
- strong-water
- sugarwater
- sugar water
- super-heavy water
- surface water
- surfeit water
- sweetwater, sweet water
- tailwater
- take on water
- tall drink of water
- tap water
- territorial waters
- test the waters, test the water
- throw cold water on
- tidewater
- tobacco water
- toilet water
- tonic water
- topwater
- tread water
- tritiated water
- uncharted water
- under water, underwater
- Vichy water
- Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water
- Virginia Water
- walk on water
- waste water, wastewater
- water's edge
- water aerobics
- waterage
- water bag
- water bailiff
- water balance
- water ballet
- water balloon
- water-based, waterbased
- water bath
- water bear
- Water Bearer
- water bed, water-bed, waterbed
- water beetle
- waterbike
- waterbird
- water birth
- water biscuit
- water blister
- water-blob
- water bloom
- waterboard
- water boatman
- water boiler, waterboiler
- waterbok
- waterbomb
- water bomber
- waterborne
- water bottle, waterbottle
- water boy, waterboy
- water break
- waterbuck
- water buffalo, water-buffalo
- water bug, waterbug
- water bus, waterbus
- water butt
- water can
- water cannon
- water carriage
- water cavy
- water chestnut
- water chicken
- watercise
- water clock, waterclock
- water closet
- watercoaster
- watercock
- watercolour, watercolor
- water column
- water content
- water-cooled
- water cooler, watercooler
- watercourse
- watercraft
- watercress
- water crow
- water cure
- water cycle
- water devil
- water diviner
- water doctor
- water dog
- waterdrop
- water dropwort
- water dumping
- water elephant
- water engine
- water equivalent
- waterfall
- water feature
- water fight, waterfight
- water flag
- water flea
- waterflood
- water for injection
- water fountain
- water fowl, waterfowl
- waterfowler
- waterfowling
- water frame
- waterfree, water-free
- waterfront
- waterful
- water gap
- water garden
- water gas
- water gate, watergate
- water gauge
- water glass
- water gruel
- water gun
- water hammer
- water hardness
- water haul
- water heater
- water hemlock
- water hen, waterhen
- waterhole, water-hole, water hole
- water horse, waterhorse
- water horsetail
- water hyacinth
- water ice
- water injection
- water intoxication
- waterish
- water jacket
- water joint
- waterjug
- water jump
- waterkeeper
- water key
- water knot
- water landing
- water law
- waterleaf
- waterless
- water lettuce, water-lettuce
- water level
- waterlike
- water lily, waterlily
- water line, waterline
- water-line model
- water locust
- waterlog
- waterlogged
- waterly
- water main
- watermaker
- waterman
- watermanship
- watermark
- watermaster
- water-meadow, water meadow
- water memory
- water meter
- watermelon
- water milfoil, watermilfoil
- water mill
- water mint
- water mocassin
- water mold (Oomycetes)
- water monitor
- water mouse
- waterness
- water oak
- water of crystallisation, water of crystallization
- water of hydration
- water on the brain
- water on the knee
- water opossum
- water organ
- Water Orton
- water ouzel
- water over the dam
- water park, waterpark
- water parting
- water pepper
- water-permeable
- water pick
- water pig
- water pill
- water pillar
- water pimpernel
- water pipe, waterpipe
- water pipit
- water pistol
- waterplane
- water plantain
- water plate
- waterplay
- water poisoning
- water police
- water pollution
- water polo
- waterpot
- water potential
- water power, waterpower
- water pox
- water privilege
- waterproof
- waterproofed
- waterquake
- water rail
- water rat
- water-repellent
- water-resistant
- water right
- water rocket
- Waters
- water sapphire
- waterscape
- water scorpion
- watershed, water-shed
- watersheep
- water shield
- watershoot
- water shrew
- waterside
- water sign
- water ski, water-ski, waterski
- water-skier
- water skiing, water-skiing, waterskiing
- waterskin
- water-slickened
- waterslide, water slide
- water snake
- water-soak
- watersoaked
- water softener
- water softening
- water-soluble
- water souchy
- water spaniel
- water speedwell
- water spider
- water spinach
- water sport, watersport
- water spot
- waterspout
- water sprout
- waterstained
- water stop
- Water Stratford
- water strider
- waterstuff
- water supply
- water table
- water tap
- water taxi
- waterthrush
- water tick
- watertight
- water to my mill
- water tower
- water trough
- water tunnel
- water turbine
- water turkey
- water under the bridge
- Water Valley
- water vapor, water-vapor
- water vapor pressure
- water vapour
- water-vascular system
- water vole
- water wagon
- waterward
- waterway
- waterweed
- water wheel, waterwheel
- water white
- water willow
- water wings
- water witch
- water witcher
- water witching
- waterworks, water works
- waterworn
- waterwort
- watery
- water year
- waterzooi
- white water, whitewater
- you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
- you never miss the water till the well runs dry
- Ziegler's Water Rat
- ziment water
Descendants[edit]
- → American Sign Language: 6@Chin
- Antigua and Barbuda Creole English: wata
- Aukan: wataa
- Belizean Creole: waata
- Bislama: wota
- Cameroon Pidgin: wata
- → Catalan: vàter
- Grenadian Creole English: wata
- Gullah: wata
- Islander Creole English: waata
- Jamaican Creole: wata
- Krio: wata
- Kriol: woda
- Nicaraguan Creole: wáta
- Pichinglis: wàtá
- Pijin: wata
- Pitcairn-Norfolk: worta
- Saramaccan: wáta
- → Spanish: váter
- Sranan Tongo: watra
- Tok Pisin: wara
Translations[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English wateren, from Old English wæterian, from Proto-Germanic *watrōną, *watrijaną, from Proto-Germanic *watōr (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”).
Verb[edit]
water (third-person singular simple present waters, present participle watering, simple past and past participle watered)
- (transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, chapter 24, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz:
- Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
- (transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
- 1667, John Milton, “Book 9”, in Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books, London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554:
- tears watering the ground
- 1847 November 1, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, Boston, Mass.: William D. Ticknor & Company, OCLC 12526426, part I:
- Men whose lives glided on like rivers that water the woodlands.
- (transitive) To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
- I need to go water the cattle.
- (intransitive) To get or take in water.
- The ship put into port to water.
- (transitive, colloquial) To urinate onto.
- Nature called, so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree.
- (transitive) To dilute.
- Can you water the whisky, please?
- (transitive, dated, finance) To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
- 1930 April 10, “Calls Rail Holding Companies Threat”, in The Sun:
- such agencies would make it possible for the railroads to water stock and evade the law subjecting security issues to public regulation
- (intransitive) To fill with or secrete water.
- Chopping onions makes my eyes water.
- The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water.
- (transitive) To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
- to water silk
Synonyms[edit]
- (urinate): (see the list of synonyms in the entry "urinate")
- (dilute): water down
Antonyms[edit]
- (dilute): refine
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- water in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “water” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch water, from Middle Dutch wāter, from Old Dutch watar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
water (plural waters)
- water
- any artificial fluid similar to water
- (colloquial) urine
- any body of water, such as a river or a lake
- a disease where water is accumulated; hydrops
- (in the plural) a large quantity of water; inundation
Verb[edit]
water (present water, present participle waterende, past participle gewater)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Jan Kromhout, Afrikaans-English, English-Afrikaans Dictionary (2001)
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaːtər/
audio (Belgium, the first one) (file) audio (Netherlands) (file) - Rhymes: -aːtər
- Hyphenation: wa‧ter
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch wāter, from Old Dutch watar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.
Noun[edit]
water n (plural waters or wateren, diminutive watertje n)
- water (H2O)
- Het water kookte.
- The water boiled.
- body of water (such as a lake, ditch or stream)
- bodily fluid (especially amniotic fluid)
Derived terms[edit]
- badwater
- bronwater
- chloorwater
- drinkwater
- grondwater
- ijswater
- in het water vallen
- koningswater
- leidingwater
- mineraalwater
- regenwater
- reukwater
- rivierwater
- rozenwater
- slootwater
- smeltwater
- spawater
- suikerwater
- theewater
- vaarwater
- vuurwater
- waterbouwkunde
- waterdier
- waterdrager
- wateren
- waterfiets
- watergeus
- waterhoen
- waterhond
- waterhoos
- waterig
- waterijs
- waterjuffer
- waterkanon
- waterkering
- waterkoker
- waterleiding
- waterlobelia
- waterman
- watermeloen
- watermolen
- water naar de zee dragen
- waterpas
- waterplaats
- waterplant
- waterpokken
- waterpolo
- waterput
- waterrad
- waterral
- waterrat
- waterschap
- waterschout
- waterschouw
- waterslang
- watersnood
- watersport
- waterspuwer
- waterstaat
- waterstand
- waterstof
- watertanden
- watertoren
- watertrappelen
- waterval
- waterverf
- watervlakte
- watervliegtuig
- watervogel
- watervrees
- waterzooi
- wijwater
- woelwater
- zeewater
- zwartwater
- zwemwater
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: water
- Javindo: water
- Negerhollands: watu, water, water, waeter
- Petjo: watter
- Skepi Creole Dutch: water
- → Sinhalese: වතුර (watura)
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
water
Further reading[edit]
- “water” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch Low Saxon[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
water
See also[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ellipsis of water-closet, borrowed from English water closet.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
water m (plural waters)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “water”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Shortened form of English water closet (W.C.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
water m (invariable)
References[edit]
- ^ water in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Limburgish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch wāter, from Old Dutch watar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.
Noun[edit]
water n
- water
- body of water
Inflection[edit]
Root singular | Root plural | Diminutive singular | Diminutive plural | |
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Nominative | water | watere | waeterke | waeterkes |
Genitive | waters | watere | waeterkes | waeterkes |
Locative | wateves | watevese | waeterke | waeterkes |
Dative¹ | watevem | ? | ? | ? |
Accusative¹ | water | watere | ? | ? |
- Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.
- Plural and diminutive only used for the meaning body of water.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Stefaan Top, Limburgs sagenboek (2004), page 45
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wāter n
Inflection[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- “water”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “water”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English wæter.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
water (plural wateres)
- water (liquid H2O)
- c. 1190, Layamon, Brut, MS. Cotton Caligula A ix edition:
- al ſwa great ſwa a beam: / þe he leide in ane walle ſtream. / Þe ilke makeð þat water hot: / & þan folc halwende.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- water vapour, condensation
- lake, pond, ocean, canal, body of water
- water source, spring, well, fount
- solution, liquid mixture
Quotations[edit]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:water.
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “wā̆ter, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-20.
Middle Low German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wāter n
- water
- 1537, Jürgen Richolff the Younger, Datt högeste unde öldeste water recht, xxviii:
- Eyn schip effte twe effte meer liggen in einer hauen dar kleyn water is / vnde plecht dröge tho synde / also dat dat eyne schip hart by dem andern tho liggende kumpt […]
- A ship or two or more lie in a port with little water, which tends to be dry, so that one the ship comes to lie close by the other […]
Declension[edit]
Singular | Plural | |
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nominative | wāter | wāter |
accusative | wāter | wāter |
dative | wāteres | wātere |
genitive | wātere | wāteren |
Middle Low German nouns often switch to other declension classes, and new declension patterns are created throughout the period. As such, this table need not necessarily portray the only existing pattern but might merely be an exemplary of an original or common form. |
Descendants[edit]
- German Low German: Water
Occitan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Shortened form of English water closet.
Noun[edit]
water m
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