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Revision as of 14:48, 21 September 2009

See also: wáter

English

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Template:rank

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English (deprecated template usage) wæter, from Template:proto, from heteroclitic r/n-stem Template:proto (genitive Template:proto).

Cognates include German (deprecated template usage) Wasser, Dutch (deprecated template usage) water, Irish (deprecated template usage) uisce, Russian (deprecated template usage) вода (voda), Latin (deprecated template usage) unda and Lithuanian (deprecated template usage) vanduo.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) Lua error: Please specify a language code in the first parameter; the value "/ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)/" is not valid (see Wiktionary:List of languages)., Template:SAMPA
  • (US) enPR: wô'tər, Lua error: Please specify a language code in the first parameter; the value "/ˈwɔtɚ/" is not valid (see Wiktionary:List of languages)., Template:SAMPA
  • noicon(file)
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  • Hyphenation: ter
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Noun

water (1)

water (plural waters or -)

  1. Template:uncountable A clear liquid potable by humans and animals; the chemical H2O.
    The water, by the action of electricity, was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.
  2. (deprecated template usage) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 92: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "sometimes" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Mineral water.
    Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.
  3. (deprecated template usage) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 92: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "countable" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Spa water.
    Many people visit Bath to take the waters.
  4. Template:alchemy One of the four basic elements.
  5. (deprecated template usage) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 92: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "India and Japan" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
  6. (deprecated template usage) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 92: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "in plural" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. A sea belonging to particular country.
    The boat was found in within the territorial waters.
  7. (deprecated template usage) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 92: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "in plural" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Any body of water, such as a river or a lake.
    He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.Psalms 23:2
  8. Template:colloquial Urine.
  9. Template:UK amniotic fluid.
    Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break.
  10. Template:North American Amniotic fluid.
    Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks.
  11. Template:figurative A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
  12. Template:countable A serving of water.
    I would like to order a water
  13. Tap water, or well/pump water, as opposed to bottled water.
    Do not drink the water.
  14. Template:British Particular lakes in the lake district.
    That is Coniston Water.

Synonyms

Translations

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Verb

water (third-person singular simple present waters, present participle watering, simple past and past participle watered)

  1. Template:transitive To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
    Sally watered the roses.
  2. Template:transitive To provide (animals) with water.
    I need to go water the cattle.
  3. (deprecated template usage) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 92: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "transitive" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. To urinate.
  4. Template:transitive To dilute. Also 'water down'.
    Can you water the whisky, please?
  5. Template:intransitive To fill with or secrete water.
    Chopping onions makes my eyes water.
    The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water.

Translations

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Derived terms


Afrikaans

Noun

water (plural waters)

  1. Colorless, odorless and flavourless liquid, the chemical H2O
  2. Artificial fluid similar to water.
  3. Template:colloquial Urine.
  4. Any body of water, such as a river or a lake.
  5. A disease where water is accumulated
  6. Waters: large quantity of water, inundation.

Verb

water (present water, present participle waterende, past participle gewater)

  1. to urinate
  2. to secrete liquid

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. water
    Het water kookte. — The water boiled.

Derived terms

Verb

(deprecated template usage) water

  1. Template:intransitive Lua error in Module:parameters at line 92: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "First-person singular present tense" is not valid. See WT:LOL.

Anagrams


Italian

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. water closet, toilet

Limburgish

Etymology

From Template:proto from Template:proto

Noun

(deprecated template usage) water n

  1. water
  2. body of water

Inflection

Inflection
Root singular Root plural² Diminutive singular² Diminutive plural²
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.