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A water molecule.
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( England, Estuary English ) IPA (key ) : ,
( England, Cockney ) IPA (key ) : ,
( Northern English, dated, obsolete elsewhere ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwætəɹ/ , ,
( Scotland ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwɔtər/ ,
( dialectal ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwɒtə/ , /ˈwɒtəɹ/
( NYC ) IPA (key ) : ,
( Philadelphia ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwʊtəɹ/ ,
( Western Pennsylvania ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwɔɹtəɹ/ ,
( General Australian , New Zealand ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwoːtə/ ,
( Ireland ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwɔːtəɹ/ , ,
( Indian English ) IPA (key ) : ,
( Tamil English ) IPA (key ) : ,
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( Singapore , Malaysia ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwɔtə/
Etymology 1
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 ” ) .
cognates
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
water (1,2)
water (countable and uncountable , plural waters )
( uncountable ) A substance (of molecular formula H2 O) 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 H2 O.
May I have a glass of water ?
Your plants need more water .
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 (date written), William Shakespeare , “Loues Labour’s Lost ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio ), London: Isaac Iaggard , and Ed Blount , published 1623 , →OCLC , , page 138 , column 2:Roſa. O vain peticioner, beg a greater matter, Thou now requeſts but Mooneſhine in the water .
1913 , Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln , chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients , New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company , →OCLC :'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.
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, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the names given to such bodies.
1842 , Alfred Tennyson , “Morte d’Arthur”, in Poems. , volume II, London: Edward Moxon , , →OCLC , page 4 :On one side lay the Ocean, and on one Lay a great water , and the moon was full.
1865 , William Allingham, editor, 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 .
1999 , George R.R. 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. )
Synonym: 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.
( 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 .
Synonym: bones
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
A wavy , lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen , silk , metals , etc.
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cat's water cedar water Chinese water chestnut Chinese water deer Chinese water torture chlorine water chum in the water Cincinnati water maze city water clary water clear blue water clearwater cloudwater coastal waters coconut water coldwater cold-water , cold water cold water flat cold-water flat Cologne water come hell or high water couldn't pour water out of a boot couldn't pour water out of a boot with the instructions on the heel court holy water creekwater creeping water bug crispy water cutwater dead as ditch-water dead in the water dead water deep water , Deep Water , deep-water , deepwater , Deepwater deep-water solo Derwentwater , Derwent Water deuterated water dew water , dewwater diamond-water paradox dill water dillwater dip one's toe in the water dishwater distilled water ditchwater domestic hot water doubly labeled water Douglas Water drinking water Drinkwater dripping water hollows a stone dyewater eastern water dragon Edgewater Egyptian water-lily Endrick Water Ettrick Water European water vole every miller draws water to his own mill Eye Water eyewater fairwater feedwater , feed water feeling in one's water feel in one's water firewater first water fish out of water fish-out-of-water fizzy water flat water flatwater floodwater , flood water Florida water flower water forewater formation water fossil water fountain water , fountainwater fragrant water lily free water fresh water freshwater , fresh-water Frisian water dog functional water Gala Water gangly drink of water gas water get the dirty water off one's chest giant water bug giggle water Gippsland water dragon Glaisnock Water glass water Glazert Water goat-water goat water go through fire and water go to water gray water , grey water , graywater , greywater green water green-water navy gripe water ground water , groundwater gum water gypwater happy as a clam at high water hard water headwater headwaters heartwater heavy water heavy-water hell or high water hewers of wood and drawers of water hexagonal water high-water high water , highwater high-water mark hindwater hold one's head above water hold one's water hold water holy water holy water holy-water sprinkle holy water sprinkler hot water hot water bag hot water bottle hot-water bottle hot water bottle rash hot water can hot water heater Hungary water Hunza water iced water ice ice water ice water international waters Irish water spaniel Jack-in-the-water Javelle water Javel water jerk water , jerk-water , jerkwater juvenile water keep one's head above the water keep one's head above water lakewater Lancashire over the water large-headed water snake laughing water laurel water lavender water lemon water Liddel Water Liffey water light-water light water light water reactor like a duck takes to water like a duck to water like water like water off a duck's back lilacwater lime water , limewater line drawn in water line drawn on water liquid water lithia water load water line long drink of water long-toed water beetle low water low-water mark Luggie Water Lunan Water make foul water make water mannish water meltwater meteoric water micellar water midwater milk-and-water mineral water miswater mop water , mopwater Morris water maze muddy the water mud water , mudwater napha water nonwater northeastern water tick northern water dragon not have both oars in the water oceanwater off the water wagon oil and water oil and water don't mix omum water one's teeth water on the water wagon open water orthowater overwater palaeowater paleowater pass water peach water personal water craft personal water-craft phossy water pink water piss water , pisswater plague water plain water plantain water polywater pomewater pondwater poolwater porewater pore water pressure Portuguese Water Dog potash water pour cold water on pour oil on troubled waters preach water and drink wine precipitable water pressurized water reactor process hot water produced water puppy water push water uphill put one's toe in the water quarry water quarter water quicksilver water quickwater quick water quinine water rainwater rain water raw water red water , redwater reticulated water rice water river water riverwater river-water rock water rose water , rosewater running water salt water saltwater salt-water salt water taffy Sapele water scrawny drink of water sea water , seawater seltzer water semi-heavy water , semiheavy water semiwater Shallowater Shallow Water shearwater , sheerwater sinkwater six-water grog skinny drink of water slack-water slack water slickwater smell blood in the water soda water soft water , softwater Southampton Water sparkling water spa water spend money like water spring water , spring-water , springwater spunk-water spurnwater stickwater still water still water runs deep storm in a glass of water stormwater streamwater strong-water strong water stump-water sugar water sugarwater superheavy water super heavy water super-heavy water superwater surface water surfeit water swamp water Sweetwater sweetwater , sweet water table water tailwater take in water take on water take to something like a duck to water take water tall drink of water tall glass of water tap water tar water Teeswater territorial water territorial waters test the waters , test the water the mill cannot grind with water that is past there must be something in the water thin as a yard of pump water throw cold water on throw out the baby with the bath water throw the baby out with the bath water tidewater Titicaca water frog toast water tobacco water toilet water tomato water tonic water too much water drowned the miller topwater treacle water tread water tritiated water uncharted water under water , underwater unholy water unspoken water unwatering velvet water bug Vichy water Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water Virginia Water walk on water warmwater warm-water port washwater waste water , wastewater water absorption water adder water aerobics waterage water allergy water anole water-arum water-bag waterbag water bag water bailage water bailie water bailiff water balance water ballet water balloon water bar waterbar water barometer water-based , waterbased water basin water-bath water bath water battery water bead water bear Water Bearer water bed , water-bed , waterbed water beetle water-bellows water bewitched water bicycle water bike waterbike water birch water bird waterbird waterbirding water birth water birthing water biscuit water blink water blister water-blob water block water bloom water boa waterboard waterboat water boatman water body waterbody water boiler , waterboiler waterbok water bomb waterbomb water bomber water bong water-borne waterborne water bottle , waterbottle water bottle flipping water bottler water-bouget water box water boy , waterboy water brash water break waterbreak water breaker water-breaker water bridge waterbuck water buffalo water buffalo calf water bug , waterbug water bus , waterbus water butt water-butt water cabbage water caltrop water camper water can water cannon water carriage water-carrier water carrier water cavy water cell water cement waterchamber water chestnut water chicken watercise watercleft water clock , waterclock water closet watercloset watercoaster watercock water coconut watercolour , watercolor water column water content water-cooled water-cooler water cooler , watercooler water cooler effect water-cooler effect water core water couch watercourse water cracker watercraft water crane water-cress watercress water crow water-cure water cure water cycle water deck water deer water devil water divide water diviner water divining water-dock waterdock water doctor water dog waterdog water dragon water drinker waterdrome waterdrop water dropwort water drum water dumping water elephant water engine water equivalent waterfall waterfast water-fast water-fear water fear water feature water fight , waterfight waterfilled waterfilling water finds its level water finds its own level water fire waterfit water fitness water flag water flea waterflood water flow waterflow water fluoridation waterfoot water footprint Waterford water for injection water fountain water fowl , waterfowl waterfowler waterfowling water frame waterfree , water-free waterfright waterfrog waterfront waterful water-gall water-gang watergang water gap water garden water gas water gate , watergate water gauge water gilding water girl water glass watergrass water gruel waterguard water gun water gut water hammer water hardness water haul waterhead water heater water hemlock water hen , waterhen water hog waterhole , water-hole , water hole water horse , waterhorse water horsetail waterhouse water-hugging water hyacinth water hyssop water ice water icing water injection water intoxication waterish water is wet water jacket water jet water joint waterjug water jump waterkeeper water key water knot water-laid waterland water landing water law water leader waterleaf water-leech water lemon water lens water lentil waterless water lettuce , water-lettuce water level waterlike water-lily water lily , waterlily water line , waterline water-line model waterling water locust waterlog water-log water log waterlogged water lot water louse water-loving waterly water main watermaker Waterman waterman watermanship water mantle watermark watermaster water maze watermaze water-meadow , water meadow watermeal water measurer watermedia water melon watermelon water memory water meter water milfoil , watermilfoil water mill , watermill watermiller water millet watermilling water mint water mite water mocassin water moccasin water mold (Oomycetes )water mole watermole watermonger water monitor water monkey water monster watermoss water motor water mouse water mower waterness water net water nymph water oak water of crystallisation , water of crystallization water off a duck water off a duck's back water of hydration water of life waterologer water on the brain water on the chest water on the knee water opossum water organ water organist Water Orton water ousel water-ousel water ouzel water over the dam water parade water park , waterpark water parsnip water-parsnip water parting water pepper water-permeable waterphone water pick water pig water pill water pillar water pimpernel water pipe , waterpipe water pipit water pistol waterplane water plantain water-plantain water plate waterplay water pocket waterpoint water poisoning water police water pollution water polo water polo player water poppy water-porridge waterport waterpot water potential water power , waterpower water-powered water pox water-primrose water primrose water prince water privilege waterproof water-proof waterproofed water pump water pump pliers water purifier water purslane water-purslane water python waterquake water-race water race water rail water ram water-rat water rat water-rate water-rent water-repellent water repellent water-resistant water ribbons water right water rite water rocket water roux Waters water-salamander water sandwich water sapphire waterscape water scavenger beetle water scooter water scorpion water's edge water seeks its level water seeks its own level watershed , water-shed watersheep water shield water-shield watershoot water shortage water shrew water sickness waterside water sign water skater water ski , water-ski , waterski water-skier waterskier water skiing , water-skiing , waterskiing waterskin water skipper watersky water-slickened waterslide , water slide water-sliding watersmeet water smoke water snail water snake water-soak watersoaked water-soaked water softener water softening water soldier water-soluble water souchy water spaniel water speedwell water spider water spinach water sport , watersport water spot water spout waterspout water sprout watersprout waterstained water starwort waterstone water stop waterstop Water Stratford waterstream water strider waterstuff water supply water table water tank water tap water taxi water telescope water tender water thermometer waterthief waterthrush water thrush waterthyme water tick water-tight watertight water to my mill water to one's mill water tower Watertown water toxemia water tree water treeing water trough water tunnel water turbine water turkey water twist water under the bridge Water Valley water vapor , water-vapor water vapor pressure water vapour water vascular system water-vascular system Waterville water violet water vole water wagon water wagtail waterwall waterward waterwards water wart waterway waterweed water-wheel water wheel , waterwheel water-white water white water willow water wing water wings waterwise water wisteria water witch water witcher water witching waterwoman waterwork waterworker waterworks , water works waterworld water-worn waterworn waterwort waterworthy watery water yam water year waterzooi watsu weak as water wellwater white-water white water , whitewater white water lily white water rafting white-water rafting wirewater witch's water wood and water joey yellow-flowered water hyssop you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink you don't miss the water till the well runs dry you never miss the water till the well runs dry you never miss the water until the well runs dry Ziegler's water rat Ziegler's Water Rat ziment water
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Etymology 2
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
water (third-person singular simple present waters , present participle watering , simple past and past participle watered )
to water (1)
( 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 .
( transitive ) To provide (animals) with water for drinking .
I need to water the cattle .
( intransitive ) To get or take in water.
The ship put into port to water .
1944 January and February, W. McGowan Gradon, “Forres as a Railway Centre”, in Railway Magazine , page 23 :After working the 1.30 p.m. through train from Forres to Aberdeen as far as Elgin, she returns tender first with a local passenger train and is then coaled and watered at Forres shed, and eventually works back to Perth on the 10.20 p.m. through freight.
( 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
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(antonym(s) of " dilute" ): refine
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to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)
Ancient Greek: ἄρδω ( árdō )
Arabic: سَقَى ( saqā )
Armenian: ջրել (hy) ( ǰrel ) , ոռոգել (hy) ( oṙogel )
Azerbaijani: sulamaq (az) , suvarmaq
Bulgarian: поливам (bg) ( polivam )
Catalan: regar (ca)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 淋水 ( lam4 seoi2 )
Mandarin: 澆水 / 浇水 (zh) ( jiāoshuǐ )
Czech: zalít (cs) , zalévat (cs)
Danish: vande (da)
Dutch: water geven , sproeien (nl) , begieten (nl) , wateren (nl)
Dzongkha: ཆུ ( chu )
Esperanto: akvumi (eo)
Estonian: kastma (et)
Finnish: kastella (fi)
French: arroser (fr)
Old French: arouser
Galician: augar (gl) , regar (gl)
German: gießen (de) , bewässern (de)
Greek: ποτίζω (el) ( potízo )
Hebrew: הִשְׁקָה (he) ( hishká )
Hungarian: öntöz (hu) , locsol (hu)
Icelandic: vökva
Ido: arozar (io)
Indonesian: siram (id)
Ingrian: valella
Interlingua: aquar
Irish: uiscigh
Italian: annaffiare (it)
Japanese: 水 を やる ( みずをやる, mizu o yaru )
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ئاودان ( awdan )
Northern Kurdish: avdan (ku)
Latin: irrigō
Latvian: laistīt (lv)
Macedonian: наводнува ( navodnuva ) , полива ( poliva ) , вади ( vadi )
Malay: siram
Mansaka: tobig
Norman: arrouôser
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vanne (no)
Occitan: asaigar (oc)
Polish: podlewać (pl) impf , podlać (pl) pf
Portuguese: regar (pt) , aguar (pt)
Romanian: uda (ro) , iriga (ro)
Russian: полива́ть (ru) impf ( polivátʹ ) , поли́ть (ru) pf ( polítʹ )
Sardinian: abbare
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: zalevati (sh) , zalijevati (sh)
Slovene: zalivati , zaliti
Spanish: regar (es) , aguar (es)
Swedish: vattna (sv) , ge vatten
Tagalog: magdilig
Telugu: నీరుపోయుట ( nīrupōyuṭa )
Thai: รด (th) ( rót )
Turkish: sulamak (tr)
Ukrainian: поливати impf ( polyvaty )
Volapük: vatön (vo)
Welsh: dyfrio , dyfrhau (cy)
West Frisian: wetter jaan
to provide (animals) with water
Arabic: أَسْقَى ( ʔasqā ) , سَقَى ( saqā )
Armenian: ջուր տալ ( ǰur tal )
Azerbaijani: sulamaq (az) , suvarmaq , su vermək
Bulgarian: поя (bg) ( poja )
Catalan: abeurar (ca)
Czech: napájet
Danish: vande (da)
Dutch: water geven
Dzongkha: ཆུ ( chu )
Esperanto: doni akvon
Estonian: jootma
Finnish: juottaa (fi)
French: abreuver (fr) , faire boire (fr)
Galician: abeberar (gl)
German: tränken (de)
Hebrew: הִשְׁקָה (he) ( hishqá )
Hungarian: itat (hu)
Indonesian: beri minum
Italian: abbeverare (it)
Japanese: 水 を やる ( みずをやる, mizu o yaru )
Latvian: dzirdīt
Macedonian: по́и impf ( pói ) , на́пои pf ( nápoi )
Ndzwani Comorian: hunosa
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vanne (no)
Polish: poić (pl) impf , napoić (pl) pf
Portuguese: dar água a
Romanian: adăpa (ro)
Russian: пои́ть (ru) impf ( poítʹ ) , напои́ть (ru) pf ( napoítʹ )
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: pojiti (sh) , napajati (sh)
Slovene: pojiti , napajati
Spanish: dar agua a
Swedish: vattna (sv)
Tagalog: magpainom , painumin
Telugu: నీరుపెట్టుట ( nīrupeṭṭuṭa )
Turkish: su vermek (tr)
to fill with or secrete water
Armenian: ( eyes ) արտասվակալել ( artasvakalel )
Danish: fælde tårer , græde (da)
Dutch: wateren (nl)
Finnish: vuotaa (fi) , valua (fi) , kastua (fi) , kostua (fi)
French: pleurer (fr)
German: tränen (de)
Hungarian: könnyezik (hu) ( eyes ) , nyáladzik (hu) ( mouth )
Indonesian: menangis (id)
Japanese: 濡れる (ja) ( nureru ) ( sexual: to get wet ) , 分泌液 を 出す ( bunpitsueki o dasu ) ( clinical: to secrete a liquid ) , 水 を 積み込む ( mizu o tsumikomu ) ( to take on (drinking) water, as a ship in resupply )
Maori: pītoritoriwai ( of the eyes due to irritation such as dryness ) , koe (mi) ( of the mouth ) , matatoua ( Of the eyes ) , toriwai ( of the eyes )
Norwegian: gråte (no) , felle tårer
Polish: ( eyes ) łzawić (pl)
Portuguese: encher de água
Tagalog: magpaluha , magluha , lumuha , mapaluha , paluhain ( eyes ) , magtubig , magkatubig ( general ) , maglaway , papaglawayin ( mouth )
Telugu: పవిత్రజలము ( pavitrajalamu )
Turkish: sulanmak (tr) , sulandırmak (tr)
Ukrainian: ( очі ) сльози́тися ( slʹozýtysja )
Translations to be checked
Further reading
“water ”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co. , 1911 , →OCLC .
“water ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam , 1913 , →OCLC .
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Afrikaans
Etymology
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
Noun
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
water (present water , present participle waterende , past participle gewater )
to urinate
to secrete liquid
Derived terms
References
Jan Kromhout, Afrikaans-English, English-Afrikaans Dictionary (2001)
Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈʋaːtər/ , ( Belgium ) , ( Netherlands )
audio (Netherlands) (file )
Rhymes: -aːtər
Hyphenation: wa‧ter
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch wāter , from Old Dutch watar , from Proto-West Germanic *watar , from Proto-Germanic *watōr , from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ .
Noun
water n (plural waters or wateren , diminutive watertje n )
water ( H2 O )
Het water kookte. The water boiled.
body of water ( such as a lake , ditch or stream )
bodily fluid ( especially amniotic fluid )
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
water
inflection of wateren :
first-person singular present indicative
imperative
Further reading
“water ” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek , Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.
Anagrams
Dutch Low Saxon
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Saxon watar .
Noun
water
( Drents , Twents ) water
See also
French
Etymology
Ellipsis of water-closet , borrowed from English water closet .
Pronunciation
Noun
water m (plural waters )
toilet , bathroom
Ellipsis of water-closet .
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism , a clipping of English water closet .
Pronunciation
Noun
water m (invariable )
toilet bowl
( colloquial ) water closet , toilet
References
Limburgish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wāter , from Old Dutch watar , from Proto-West Germanic *watar , from Proto-Germanic *watōr , from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ .
Noun
water n
water
body of water
Derived terms
References
Stefaan Top, Limburgs sagenboek (2004), page 45
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch watar .
Pronunciation
Noun
wāter n
water
Inflection
Descendants
Further reading
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English wæter , from Proto-West Germanic *watar , from Proto-Germanic *watōr .
Pronunciation
Noun
water (plural wateres )
water ( liquid H2 O )
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 quotation)
water vapour , condensation
lake , pond , ocean , canal , body of water
water source, spring , well , fount
solution , liquid mixture
Quotations
Derived terms
Descendants
References
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon watar .
Pronunciation
( originally ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwaːtər/
Noun
wāter n
water
1537 , Jürgen Richolff the Younger, Datt högeste unde öldeste water recht , section 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
Declension of water
Singular
Plural
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
Occitan
Etymology
Shortened form of English water closet .
Noun
water m
( colloquial ) water closet , toilet , rest room
Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
water n
Alternative form of wæter
Declension
Declension of water (strong a-stem)