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[edit] Etymology

From Old English wæter, from Proto-Germanic *wat-, from heteroclitic r/n-stem Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (genitive *wednós (“‘of water’”)).

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

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water (1)

Singular
water

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural waters

water (countable and uncountable; plural waters)

  1. (uncountable) A clear liquid having the chemical formula H2O, required by all forms of life.
    Can I have a glass of water?
    Your plants need more water.
    By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.
  2. (sometimes countable) Mineral water.
    Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.
  3. (countable, often in plural) Spa water.
    Many people visit Bath to take the waters.
  4. (alchemy) One of the four basic elements.
  5. (India and Japan) One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
  6. (in plural) A sea belonging to particular country.
    The boat was found in within the territorial waters.
  7. (in plural) 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. (colloquial) Urine.
  9. (British, in plural) amniotic fluid.
    Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break.
  10. (North American, in singular) Amniotic fluid.
    Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks.
  11. (figuratively, in plural or in singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
  12. (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. (British, in combination, capitalised) Particular lakes in the lake district.
    That is Coniston Water.

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clear liquid H₂O
  • Andalusian: ما (mā)
  • Libyan: مي (me)

, مياه (mmayya)

  • Moroccan: ما (mâ) m.
  • Aramaic:
    Hebrew: מיא (mayā’) m. pl.

, kokoin , yarro

, ebadoe

, daːʔ

  • Hawaiian: wai

, agwa

, suiv

(Cazét), aga
(Brach)
ègua (Bergamasco)

, aiboj

, и” (i”)

(inanimate)

, mina

, ဢႃႇပေႃႇ ('ā̀pɔ̀)

, waraabin

, jiwiri , kalyu , kurrngalypa , nguku , waji
mineral water
spa water
in alchemy
waters: sea belonging to a particular country
waters: a body of water
urine
amniotic fluid; in plural
amniotic fluid; in singular
bottle or glass of water
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  • North Ambrym: oei
  • Northern Yukaghir: оожии "ōžī"
  • Southern Qiang: ze
  • Southern Tujia: ce³
  • Umiray Dumaget Agta: danum
  • Villa Viciosa Agta: danum
  • Western Arrernte: kwatye

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to water

Third person singular
waters

Simple past
watered

Past participle
watered

Present participle
watering

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

  1. (transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
    Sally watered the roses.
  2. (transitive) To provide (animals) with water.
    I need to go water the cattle.
  3. (transitive, colloquial) To urinate.
  4. (transitive) To dilute. Also 'water down'.
    Can you water the whisky, please?
  5. (intransitive) To fill with or secrete water.
    Chopping onions makes my eyes water.
    The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water.

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to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)
to provide (animals) with water
colloquial: to urinate
dilute — see dilute
to fill with or secrete water
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terms derived from "water"

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water (plural waters)

  1. Colorless, odorless and flavourless liquid, the chemical H2O
  2. Artificial fluid similar to water.
  3. (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.

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water (past participle gewater)

  1. to urinate
  2. to secrete liquid

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water n. (plural waters or wateren, diminutive watertje, diminutive plural watertjes)

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

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water

  1. (intransitive) First-person singular present tense of wateren.

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water m. inv.

  1. water closet, toilet

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From Proto-Germanic *wat- from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

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water n.

  1. water
  2. body of water

[edit] 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.
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