Watt

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English

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Proper noun

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Watt

  1. Watt, a king of Sussex.
  2. An Anglo-Saxon given name.
  3. A diminutive of the male given name Walter, of medieval usage, variant of Wat.
  4. An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
  5. A ghost town in California, United States.

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East Central German

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Etymology

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Late 17th century, from Dutch watten, from Middle French ouate, of unknown origin.

Noun

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Watt f

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) cotton wool

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References

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  • 2004 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Ich putz mein Christbaam aa, P. 53

German

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Middle Low German wat, from Proto-Germanic *wadą.

Noun

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Watt n (mixed, genitive Watts, plural Watten)

  1. intertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast mudflats at the North Sea coast
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  • Finnish: vatti

Etymology 2

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Noun

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Watt n (strong, genitive Watts, plural Watt)

  1. watt (unit of power named after James Watt)
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Hunsrik

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Watt f (plural Watte)

  1. cotton wool
    Synonym: Algodong

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Luxembourgish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From English watt.

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Watt m (plural Watt)

  1. watt (unit of power)
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Etymology 2

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From German Watte (cotton wool).

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Watt f (plural Watten)

  1. cotton wool

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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Compare German Wort, Dutch woord, English word.

Noun

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Watt n (plural Wadde)

  1. word