wetter

See also: Wetter

English

Etymology

wet +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛtə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛtɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɛtə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: wet‧ter

Adjective

wetter

1. comparative form of wet: more wet.

Noun

wetter (plural wetters)

1. Agent noun of wet: someone who wets something as part of some process.
2. A wetting agent or surfactant.
3. A bedwetter.

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Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• watter

Etymology

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Noun

wetter n

1. (Issime) rain

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

wetter

1. inflection of wett:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian weter, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛtər/

Noun

wetter n (plural wetters, diminutive wetterke)

1. water

Derived terms

• wetterich
• drinkwetter
• wetterstof

Further reading

• “wetter”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011