makea vesi

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Finnish

Etymology

makea (sweet) vesi (water); a calque, but unclear of which language, as fresh water is called "sweet" in most European languages, compare Swedish sötvatten, German Süßwasser, French eau douce etc.

Noun

makea vesi

  1. fresh water (water that is almost free of dissolved salts)
    makean veden kalafreshwater fish
    makean veden allasfreshwater basin

Declension

Possessive forms of makea vesi (Kotus type 51/nuoripari)

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