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Water

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See also: water, wáter, and wàter

English

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Wikipedia
Kestor Inn, Water, Devon

Proper noun

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Water

  1. A hamlet in Manaton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7580). [1]
  2. A hamlet on the B6238 Burnley Road in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8425).
  3. A barangay of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines (unconfirmed).

References

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  1. ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Wam-Way on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German Low German

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Low German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German wāter, from Old Saxon watar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥. Cognate with Dutch water, German Wasser, West Frisian wetter, English water.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːtər/, [ˈvaːtɐ]

Noun

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Water n (plural Waters)

  1. (in most dialects, including Low Prussian) water (H₂O)

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
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