vatn

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [vatn]

Noun

vatn n (genitive singular vatns, plural vøtn)

1. (uncountable) water (H₂O)
2. (nautical) sea
3. body fluid
4. lake

Declension

n5	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vatn	vatnið	vøtn	vøtnini
Accusative	vatn	vatnið	vøtn	vøtnini
Dative	vatni	vatninum	vøtnum	vøtnunum
Genitive	vatns	vatnsins	vatna	vatnanna

Usage notes

kasta sær av vatni(num) - to pee

Derived terms

• tað rennur ikki vatn ímillum (teirra) - "there runs no water between them" (they are best friends)
• vatn kemur aftur, har vatn hevur verið - water comes back, where water has been

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vahtn/

Noun

vatn n (genitive singular vatns, plural vötn)

1. (uncountable) water (H₂O)

   Vatnið er mjög tært.

   The water is very clear.

2. (countable) a lake, a water

   Á Arnarvatnsheiði er fjöldi vatna.

   On Arnarvatnsheiði [there] is a multitude of lakes.

   • Genesis 1-3 (English, Icelandic)

     Guð sagði: „Verði festing milli vatnanna, og hún greini vötn frá vötnum.“

     And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Declension

declension of vatn

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vatn	vatnið	vötn	vötnin
accusative	vatn	vatnið	vötn	vötnin
dative	vatni	vatninu	vötnum	vötnunum
genitive	vatns	vatnsins	vatna	vatnanna

Derived terms

• horvatn
• kasta vatni
• munnvatn
• stöðuvatn
• vatnsbað
• vatnsleysi

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Norwegian

Alternative forms

• vann (Bokmål)

Etymology

From Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Noun

vatn

1. water (chemical substance)

   (Bokmål) Jeg skulle ønskt at jeg hadde noe vatn å drikke.

   (Nynorsk) Eg skulle ynskt at eg hadde noko vatn å drikka.

   I wish that I had some water I could drink.

2. a lake

   (Bokmål) Dette vatnet har jeg ikke sett før.

   (Nynorsk) Dette vatnet har eg ikkje sett før.

   I have never seen this lake before.

3. bodily fluid that looks like water

Inflection

    Inflection of vatn

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål n	vatn	vatnet	vatn	vatna/vatnene
Nynorsk n	vatn	vatnet	vatn	vatna [vatni]

References

• “vatn” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *watōr, whence also Old Saxon and Old Dutch watar, Old English wæter, Old Frisian weter, Old High German wazzar. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Noun

vatn n

1. water
2. lake
3. waterway, river

Declension

    declension of vatn

	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vatn	vatnit	vǫtn	vǫtnin
Accusative	vatn	vatnit	vǫtn	vǫtnin
Dative	vatni	vatninu	vǫtnum	vǫtnunum
Genitive	vatns	vatnsins	vatna	vatnanna

Descendants

Danish: vand (Old Danish wand, wan, wadn, watn) Faroese: vatn Icelandic: vatn

Norwegian (bokmål): vann Norwegian (nynorsk): vatn Swedish: vatten