vatn

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Faroese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

vatn n (genitive singular vatns, plural vøtn)

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

Declension [edit]

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 [edit]

kasta sær av vatni(num) - to pee

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Icelandic [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

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.

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Norwegian [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Noun [edit]

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 [edit]

References [edit]

  • “vatn” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk DictionaryDokumentasjonsprosjektet.

Old Norse [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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 [edit]

vatn n

  1. water
  2. lake
  3. waterway, river

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