vatn
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[edit] Faroese
[edit] Etymology
From Old Norse vatn.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [vatn]
[edit] Noun
vatn n.
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Usage notes
[edit] 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
[edit] Icelandic
[edit] Etymology
From Old Norse vatn.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [vaʰtn̥]
[edit] Noun
vatn n.
- (uncountable) water (H₂O)
- (countable) a lake, a water
- Á Arnarvatnsheiði er fjöldi vatna.
- On Arnarvatnsheiði [there] is a multitude of lakes.
- Á Arnarvatnsheiði er fjöldi vatna.
[edit] Declension
declension of vatn
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Norwegian
[edit] Alternative forms
- vann (Bokmål)
[edit] Etymology
From Old Norse vatn.
[edit] Noun
vatn
- 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.
- 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.
- bodily fluid that looks like water
[edit] Inflection
Inflection of vatn
[edit] References
- “vatn” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
[edit] Old Norse
[edit] Noun
vatn n.
[edit] Descendants
Categories:
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese uncountable nouns
- fo:Nautical
- fo:Beverages
- fo:Geography
- fo:Liquids
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic neuter nouns
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- Norwegian terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian nouns
- Old Norse nouns