A water molecule. Other accents and pronunciations
( Estuary English ) IPA (key ) : [ˈwoː.ʔɐ] ,[ˈwoː.ʔə] ( Cockney ) IPA (key ) : [ˈwoʊ.ʔə] ,[ˈwɔo.ɾɐ] ( Northern England , dated; obsolete elsewhere) IPA (key ) : /ˈwæ.tə/ ,[ˈwa.tə] ,[ˈwa.ɾɚ] ( Scotland ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwɔ.tər/ ,[ˈwɔ.tər] ( dialectal ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwɒ.tə/ ,/ˈwɒ.təɹ/ ( New York City ) IPA (key ) : [ˈwɔə.ɾə] ,[ˈwɔə.ɾɚ] ( Philadelphia , Baltimore ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwʊ.təɹ/ ,[ˈwʊ.ɾɚ] ,enPR :wo͝otər ( Western Pennsylvania ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwɔɹ.təɹ/ ,[ˈwɔɹ.ɾɚ] ,enPR :wôrtər ( Ireland ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwɔː.təɹ/ ,[ˈwɒː.θ̠ɚ] ,[ˈwɔːʔəɹ] ( India ) IPA (key ) : [ˈwɔ.ʈə(r)] ,[ˈʋɔ.ʈə(r)] ( Tanglish ) IPA (key ) : [ˈʋaː.ʈər(ɯ)] ,[ˈwaː.ʈər(ɯ)] ( General South African ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwoː.tə/ ,[ˈwɔː.tə] ( Singapore , Malaysia ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwɔ.tə/ ( Philippines ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwɐː.t̪əɹ/ The development of the/ɔː/ vowel instead of expected */weɪtə(r)/ is irregular and has not been conclusively explained (compare the irregular broadening ofa infather ).
FromMiddle English water Old English wæter ( “ water ” ) , fromProto-West Germanic *watar Proto-Germanic *watōr ( “ water ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ( “ water ” ) .
Cognates
Cognate withScots watter ( “ water ” ) ,Yola wadher waudher ( “ water ” ) ,North Frisian weeder Weeter wååder ( “ water ” ) ,Saterland Frisian Woater ( “ water ” ) ,West Frisian wetter ( “ water ” ) ,Cimbrian bassar bazzar ( “ water ” ) ,Dutch water ( “ water ” ) ,Dutch Low Saxon water wotter ( “ water ” ) ,German Wasser ( “ water ” ) ,German Low German Water Woter ( “ water ” ) ,Gottscheerish boßər bàsser ( “ water ” ) ,Limburgish Waater water ( “ water ” ) ,Luxembourgish Waasser ( “ water ” ) ,Mòcheno bòsser ( “ water ” ) ,Vilamovian woser ( “ water ” ) ,West Flemish woater ( “ water ” ) ,Yiddish וואַסער ( vaser ,“ water ” ) ,Danish vand ( “ water ” ) ,Elfdalian wattn ( “ water ” ) ,Faroese Icelandic Norwegian Bokmål Norwegian Nynorsk vatn ( “ water ” ) ,Norwegian Bokmål vann ( “ water ” ) ,Swedish vatten ( “ water ” ) ,Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍉 ( watō “ water ” ) ,Old Irish coin fodorne ( “ otters ” , literally“ water-dogs ” ) ,Latin unda ( “ wave ” ) ,Lithuanian vanduõ ( “ water ” ) ,Russian вода́ ( vodá ,“ water ” ) ,Albanian ujë ( “ water ” ) ,Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ( húdōr ,“ water ” ) ,Armenian գետ ( get ,“ river ” ) ,Sanskrit उदन् ( udán ,“ wave, water ” ) ,Hittite 𒉿𒀀𒋻 ( wa-a-tar ) .
water (1, 2) water (countable anduncountable plural waters
( uncountable ) 2 O) found atroom temperature and pressure as a clearliquid ; it is present naturally asrain , and found inrivers ,lakes andseas ; its solid form isice and its gaseous form issteam .By the action of electricity, thewater was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.
1805 The Monthly Mirror , page362 :It is wholly out of the power of language to convey any idea of the blissful enjoyment of obtainingwater , after an almost total want of it, during eight and forty hours, in the scorching regions of an Arabian desert, in the month of July.
2013 Katie L. Burke , “In the News ”, inAmerican Scientist Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convertwater and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.
( uncountable , in particular) 2 O.May I have a glass ofwater ?
Your plants need morewater .
2002 Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science ,→ISBN 4895 :Awater drop placed on the surface of ice can either spread or form a lens depending on the properties of the three phases involved in wetting, i.e., on the properties of the ice,water , and gas phases.
2013 May 11, “The climate of Tibet: Pole-land ”, inThe Economist 407 , number8835 , page80 :Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice intowater is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.
For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:water . ( countable ) serving of liquid water.2006 Bad Boys of Summer ,→ISBN 91 :Joe bustled back and offered her a glass of wine but she shook her head. “Just awater , please.”
( alchemy , philosophy ) the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.He showed me the river of livingwater , sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God.
( uncountable or in theplural ) open water.c. 1595–1596 Loues Labour’s Lost ”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [ … ] (First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , andEd[ ward] Blount , published1623 ,→OCLC [ Act V, scene i] ,page138 , column 2:Roſa. O vain peticioner, beg a greater matter,water .
1913 Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln , chapter I, inMr. Pratt’s Patients , New York, N.Y.; London:D[aniel] Appleton and Company ,→OCLC 'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and thewater of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
2019 ,VOA Learning English (public domain)The president expressed hope that creating rain overwaters between the countries would help reduce pollution. And God said, Let thewaters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
The boat was found within the territorialwaters .
These seals are a common sight in the coastalwaters of Chile.
( poetic , archaic or dialectal ) reservoir , especially in the names given to such bodies.1842 Alfred Tennyson , “Morte d’Arthur”, inPoems. [ … ] Edward Moxon , [ … ] →OCLC page 4 :On one side lay the Ocean, and on onewater , and the moon was full.
1865 The Ballad Book: a selection of the choicest British ballads , William and May Margaret, or the Water of Clyde:But ere he came to Clyde'swater, fu' loud the wind did blaw.
A combination of water and other substance(s).( sometimes countable ) Perrier is the most popularwater in this restaurant.
( countable , often in theplural ) Spa water;hot springs .( pharmacy ) solution in water of agaseous or readilyvolatile substance .ammoniawater
Urine .[from 15th c.] 1999 George R.R. Martin ,A Clash of Kings , Bantam, published2011 , page458 :Ser Dunaver's squire Jodge could not hold hiswater when he slept.
Amniotic fluid or theamniotic sac containing it.( Used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America. ) Synonym: bag of waters Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’swater breaks.( North America )
Before your child is born, yourwater(s) will break.( North America )
Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’swaters break.( UK )
( colloquial , medicine ) swelling .He suffers fromwater on the knee.
( business , often attributive ) supply , as aservice orutility .Coordinate terms: electricity internet phone power sewer The city threatened to cut off ourwater after we went only a month without paying our bill.
Did you leave thewater running again?
( figuratively , in theplural or in thesingular ) conditions ; usually with anadjective indicating anadverse condition.The roughwaters of change will bring about the calm after the storm.
( colloquial , figuratively ) intuition .Synonym: bones I know he'll succeed. I feel it in mywaters .
( uncountable , dated , finance ) valuation ofsecurities .1902 August 2, “Too MuchWater to Suit Cummins”, inThe Atlanta Constitution :Iowa Governor Will Fight Rock Island Reorganization. He Says That Under the New Plan Too MuchWater Is Put Into the Stock—Believes Plan Is Out of Harmony with Iowa Laws.
1920 April 11, “Says Stock 'Water' Didn't Affect Fare”, inNew York Times :the outstanding stock and bond obligations of the company were reduced from $34,000,000 to $24,000,000 by squeezing out thewater .
( colloquial , figuratively ) dilutes , or has the effect ofwatering down .Thanks for the great video. Nowater , 100% substance!
A particularquality orappearance suggestive of water:Thelimpidity andlustre of a precious stone, especially adiamond .a diamond of the firstwater is perfectly pure and transparent
1928 Orlando: A Biography The Hogarth Press ,→OCLC Orlando: A Biography (eBook no. 0200331h.html), Australia:Project Gutenberg Australia ,July 2015 :And when she raised it to see what caused this agitation, she saw nothing—nothing but the vast solitary emerald which Queen Elizabeth had given her. And was that not enough? she asked. It was of the finestwater .
Awavy ,lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted tolinen ,silk ,metals , etc. above water above-water abyssopelagic water Allan Water American Water Spaniel American water spaniel ammonia water angel water anomalous water antiwater Apollinaris water artesian water Ashford-in-the-Water Atwater Australian water dragon a yard of pump water back water back-water backwater Barbados water barley water barley-water bath water bathwater beanwater between wind and water bilge water bilgewater black-backed water tyrant black water blackwater black-water rafting blood in the water blood is thicker than water blow out of the water blow something out of the water blow water blue water bluewater blue-water blue-water navy body of water bongwater bore water bottled water Boundary Waters bound water Bourton-on-the-Water Bowmont Water brackish water brackishwater branch water branch-water bread and water break water breakwater Breydon Water Bridgewater bromine water brown water brown-water navy bubble water burn the water Bywater Cairn Water carbonated water Carron Water carry someone's water carry water for cast someone's water casual water catchwater cat's water cedar water Chinese water chestnut Chinese water deer Chinese water torture chlorine water chum in the water Cincinnati water maze city water clary water clear blue water clearwater cloudwater Clunie Water coastal waters coconut water coldwater cold-water apartment cold-water cold water Cold Water Creek coldwater flat cold water flat cold-water flat Cologne water come hell or high water Coniston Water couldn't pour water out of a boot couldn't pour water out of a boot with the instructions on the heel court holy water crazy water creekwater creeping water bug crispy water cutwater dead as ditch-water dead in the water dead water Deep Water deep water deep-water Deep Water Bay deep water Deep Water deep-water deepwater Deepwater deep-water solo Derwent Water Derwentwater Derwent Water deuterated water dew water dew water dewwater diamond-water paradox dill water dillwater dip one's toe in the water dishwater distilled water ditchwater domestic hot water doubly labeled water Douglas Water drinking water Drinkwater dripping water hollows a stone dyewater eastern water dragon Edgewater Egyptian water-lily Elter Water Endrick Water Ettrick Water European water vole every miller draws water to his own mill eyewater Eye Water eye-watering fairwater feed water feedwater feed water feeling in one's water feel in one's water firewater first water fish out of water fish-out-of-water fish water fizzy water flat water flatwater flood water floodwater flood water Florida water flower water forewater formation water fossil water fountain water fountain water fountainwater fragrant water lily free water fresh water fresh-water freshwater fresh-water Frisian water dog functional water Gala Water gangly drink of water gas water get the dirty water off one's chest giant water bug giggle water Gippsland water dragon Glaisnock Water glass water Glazert Water goat-water goat water go through fire and water go to water gray water gray water grey water graywater greywater green water green-water navy grey water gripe water ground water ground water groundwater gum water gypwater happy as a clam at high water hard water headwater headwaters heartwater heavy-water heavy water hell or high water Hermitage Water hewers of wood and drawers of water hexagonal water high-water high water high water highwater high-water mark hindwater hold one's head above water hold one's water hold water holy water holy-water sprinkle holy water sprinkler hot water hot water bag hot water bottle hot-water bottle hot water bottle rash hot water can hot water heater Hungary water Hunza water ice and water shield iced water ice ice water ice water international waters Irish water spaniel Jack-in-the-water Javelle water Javel water jerk-water jerk water jerk water jerk-water jerkwater jerk water town jerkwater town juvenile water keep one's head above the water keep one's head above water lakewater Lancashire over the water large-headed water snake laughing water laurel water lavender water lemon water Liddel Water Liffey water light-water light water light water reactor like a duck takes to water like a duck to water like water like water off a duck's back lilacwater lime water lime water limewater line drawn in water line drawn on water liquid water lithia water load water line long drink of water low water low-water mark Luggie Water Lunan Water make foul water make water mannish water Mediterranean Deep Water Mediterranean water meltwater meteoric water micellar water midwater milk-and-water mineral water mint water miswater mop water mop water mopwater Morris water maze Moscow Water Dog mouth-watering muddy the water mud water mud water mudwater napha water nonwater northeastern water tick northern water dragon North Water not have both oars in the water oceanwater off the water wagon of the best water of the finest water of the first water oil and water oil and water don't mix omum water one's teeth water on the water wagon open water orange blossom water orange flower water orthowater overwater palaeowater paleowater pass water peach water personal water craft personal water-craft phossy water pink water piss-water piss water piss water pisswater plague water plain water plantain water polywater pomewater pondwater poolwater poop water porewater pore water pressure Portuguese Water Dog potash water pour cold water on pour cold water over pour oil on troubled waters preach water and drink wine precipitable water pressurized water reactor process hot water produced water puppy water push water uphill put one's toe in the water quarry water quarter water quicksilver water quick water quickwater quinine water rainwater rain water raw water red water red water redwater reticulated water rice water river-water river water riverwater rock water rose water rose water rosewater running water Rutland Water salt-water saltwater salt water salt water aspiration syndrome salt water taffy Sapele water scrawny drink of water sea water sea water seawater self-watering seltzer water semiheavy water semi-heavy water semi-heavy water semiheavy water semiwater service water Shallowater Shallow Water shearwater sheerwater Shee Water sinkwater six-water grog skinny drink of water slack-water slack water slickwater smell blood in the water soda water soft water soft water softwater Southampton Water Spanish Water Dog sparkling water spa water spend money like water spring water spring-water springwater spunk-water spurnwater standing water stickwater still water still water runs deep storm in a glass of water stormwater streamwater strong-water strong water stump-water sugar water sugarwater superheavy water super-heavy water super heavy water superwater surface water surfeit water swamp water Sweetwater sweet water sweetwater sweet water Sydling Water table water tailwater take in water take on water take to something like a duck to water take water tall drink of water tall glass of water tap water tar water tea-water Teeswater territorial water territorial waters test the water test the waters test the water the mill cannot grind with water that is past there must be something in the water the seventh water after kissel thin as a yard of pump water throw cold water on throw out the baby with the bath water throw the baby out with the bath water tidewater tide water Titicaca water frog toast water tobacco water toilet water tomato water tonic water too much water drowned the miller topwater treacle water tread water tritiated water Two Waters uncharted water under water under water underwater unholy water unspoken water unwatering Van de Water velvet water bug Vichy water Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water Virginia Water walk on water warmwater warm-water port washwater waste water waste-water waste water wastewater Wast Water water waterable water absorption water adder water aerobics waterage water allergy water anole water-arum water arum water ash Water Baby water baby syndrome water-bag waterbag water bag water bailage water bailie water bailiff water balance water ballet water balloon Water Banquet waterbar water bar water barometer water-based water-based waterbased water basin water-basket water basket water bath water-bath water battery water bead water bear Water Bearer water-bed water bed water bed water-bed waterbed water beech water beetle water-bellows water bewitched water bicycle water bike waterbike water birch water bird waterbird waterbirding water birth water birthing water biscuit water blink water blinks water blister water-blob water block water bloom water blossom pea water boa waterboard waterboat water boatman waterbody water body water boiler water boiler waterboiler waterbok water bomb waterbomb water bomber water bong waterborne water-borne water bottle water bottle flipping water bottler water bottle waterbottle water-bouget water box water boy water boy waterboy water brash water break waterbreak water breaker water-breaker water bridge waterbuck water buffalo water buffalo calf water bug water bug waterbug water bus water bus waterbus water butt water-butt water cabbage water caltrop water camper water can water cannon water carriage water carrier water-carrier water-carrying water cavy Water Cay water celery water cell water cement water chestnut water chicken water chinquapin watercise watercleft water clock water clock waterclock water closet watercloset water clover watercoaster watercock water coconut watercolour watercolor water column water content water-cooled water cooler water-cooler water-cooler effect water cooler effect water cooler watercooler water core water couch watercourse water cracker watercraft water crane water cremation watercress water-cress water crouton water crow water cure water-cure water cycle water deck water deer water devil water diaper water divide water diviner water divining water-dock waterdock water doctor waterdog water dog water down water dragon water drinker waterdrome waterdrop water dropwort water drum water dumping Water Eaton watered watered-down watered stock water elephant water engine water equivalent waterer water fairy waterfall water-fast waterfast water fear water-fear water-fearing water feature water fern water fight water fight waterfight waterfilled waterfilling water filter water finds its level water finds its own level water fire waterfit water fitness water flag water flea waterflood waterflow water flow water fluoridation waterfoot water footprint Waterford water for injection water fountain waterfowler waterfowling water fowl waterfowl water frame water-free waterfree water-free waterfright waterfrog water frog waterfront waterful water-gall water-gang watergang water gap water garden water gas water gate water gate watergate water gauge water gilding water girl water glass watergrass water gruel waterguard water gum water-gum water gun water gut water hammer water hardness water haul waterhead water heater Water Hemisphere water hemlock water hen water hen waterhen water hike water hog water-hole water hole waterhole water-hole water hole water horse water horsetail water horse waterhorse waterhouse water-hugging water hyacinth water hyssop water ice water icing watering watering call watering can watering hole watering hole attack watering house watering place watering pot water injection water intoxication waterish Water Island water is wet water jacket water-jar water jet water joint waterjug water jug water jump waterkeeper water key water knot water-laid waterland water landing water law water leader waterleaf water-leech water lemon water lens water lentil waterless water lettuce water-lettuce water lettuce water-lettuce water level waterlike water lily water-lily water lily waterlily water line water-line water-line model water line waterline waterling water locust water log water-log waterlog waterlogged water lot water louse water-loving waterly water main watermaker waterman Waterman watermanship water mantle watermark watermaster water maze watermaze water-meadow water meadow water-meadow water meadow watermeal water measurer watermedia water melon watermelon water memory water meter water milfoil water milfoil watermilfoil water mill watermill watermiller water millet watermilling water mill watermill water mint water mite water moccasin water mold water mold Oomycetes water mole watermole watermonger water monitor water monkey water monster watermoss water motor water mouse water mower water nappy waterness water net water nymph water oak water of crystallisation water of crystallisation water of crystallization water of crystallization water off a duck water off a duck's back water of hydration water of life waterologer water on the brain water on the chest water on the knee water opossum water organ water organist Water Orton water ousel water-ousel water ouzel water over the dam water parade water park water park waterpark water-parsnip water parsnip water parting water penny water pennywort water pepper water-permeable waterphone water pick water pie water pig water pill water pillar water pimpernel water pipe water pipe waterpipe water pipit water pistol waterplane water plant water plantain water-plantain water plate waterplay water pocket waterpoint water poisoning water police water pollution water polo water polo player water popping water poppy water-porridge waterport waterpot water potential water power water-powered water power waterpower water pox water pressure water primrose water-primrose water prince water privilege water-proof waterproof waterproofed water pump water pump pliers water purifier water-purslane water purslane water python waterquake water race water-race water rail water ram water-rat water rat water-rate water-rent water-repellent water repellent water-resistant water ribbons water right water rite Water-rock water rocket water roux Waters water-salamander water sandwich water sapphire waterscape water scavenger beetle water scooter water scorpion water screw water's edge water seeks its level water seeks its own level water-shed watershed water-shed watersheep water-shield water shield watershoot water shortage water shrew water sickness waterside water sign water skater water ski water-skier waterskier water-skiing water skiing water skiing water-skiing waterskiing waterskin water skipper water ski water-ski waterski watersky water sky water-slickened water slide waterslide water slide water-sliding watersmeet water smoke water snail water snake water-soak watersoaked water-soaked water softener water softening water soldier water-soluble water souchet water souchy water spaniel water speedwell water spider water spinach water-splash water sport water sport watersport water spot water spout waterspout water sprite watersprout water sprout waterstained water starwort waterstone waterstop water stop Water Stratford waterstream water strider waterstuff water supply water table water tank water tap water taxi water telescope water tender water thermometer water-thief waterthief waterthrush water thrush waterthyme water tick water-tight watertight water to my mill water to one's mill water tower Watertown water toxemia water tree water treeing water trough water tube water-tube boiler water tunnel water tupelo water turbine water turkey water twist water under the bridge Water Valley water vapor water vapor pressure water vapor water-vapor water vapour water vascular system water-vascular system Waterville water violet water vole water wagon water wagtail waterwall water wand waterward waterwards water wart waterway waterweed water wheel water-wheel water wheel waterwheel water-white water white water willow water wing water wings waterwise water wisteria water-witch water witcher water witching waterwoman waterwork waterworker water works water-works waterworks water works water world waterworld water-worn waterworn waterwort waterworthy watery water yam water year waterzooi watsu weak as water wellwater white water white-water white water lily white-water rafting white water rafting white water whitewater wirewater witch's water wood and water joey yellow-flowered water hyssop you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink you can lead horses to water, but you can't make them drink you don't miss the water till the well runs dry you never miss the water till the well runs dry you never miss the water until the well runs dry Ziegler's water rat Ziegler's Water Rat ziment water FromMiddle English wateren Old English wæterian Proto-Germanic *watrōną *watrijaną Proto-Germanic *watōr ( “ water ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ( “ water ” ) .
water (third-person singular simple present waters present participle watering simple past and past participle watered
to water (1) ( transitive ) soil surrounding (plants).1900 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz :Aunt Em had just come out of the house towater the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
( transitive ) wet or supply with water; tomoisten ; to overflow with water; toirrigate .1667 John Milton , “Book IX”, inParadise Lost. [ … ] [ … ] [Samuel Simmons ], and are to be sold by Peter Parker [ … ] [ a] nd by Robert Boulter [ … ] [ a] nd Matthias Walker, [ … ] →OCLC Paradise Lost in Ten Books: [ … ] , London: Basil Montagu Pickering [ … ] 1873 ,→OCLC tearswatering the ground
( transitive ) drinking .I need towater the cattle.
2008 Mopus , page34 :While theywatered and washed their horses, I talked with a red-capped man, some kind of chief.
( intransitive ) The ship put into port towater .
1944 Railway Magazine , page23 :After working the 1.30 p.m. through train from Forres to Aberdeen as far as Elgin, she returns tender first with a local passenger train and is then coaled andwatered at Forres shed, and eventually works back to Perth on the 10.20 p.m. through freight.
( transitive , colloquial ) urinate onto.Synonym: seeThesaurus:urinate ( transitive ) dilute .Synonym: water down Antonym: refine Can youwater the whisky, please?
( transitive , dated , finance ) 1930 April 10, “Calls Rail Holding Companies Threat”, inThe Sun :such agencies would make it possible for the railroads towater stock and evade the law subjecting security issues to public regulation
( intransitive ) Chopping onions makes my eyeswater .
The smell of fried onions makes my mouthwater .
( transitive ) calender , as cloth, so as to impart to it alustrous appearance inwavy lines; todiversify with wavelike lines.towater silk
Terms derived from the verbwater
to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)
Ancient Greek:ἄρδω ( árdō ) Arabic:سَقَى ( saqā ) Armenian:ջրել (hy) ( ǰrel ) ,ոռոգել (hy) ( oṙogel ) Azerbaijani:sulamaq (az) ,suvarmaq Bulgarian:поли́вам (bg) ( polívam ) Catalan:regar (ca) Chinese:Cantonese:淋水 ( lam4 seoi2 ) Mandarin:澆水 / 浇水 (zh) ( jiāoshuǐ ) Czech:zalít (cs) ,zalévat (cs) Danish:vande (da) Dutch:water geven sproeien (nl) ,begieten (nl) ,wateren (nl) Dzongkha:ཆུ ( chu ) Esperanto:akvumi (eo) Estonian:kastma (et) Finnish:kastella (fi) French:arroser (fr) Old French:arouser Galician:augar (gl) ,regar (gl) German:gießen (de) ,bewässern (de) Greek:ποτίζω (el) ( potízo ) Hebrew:הִשְׁקָה (he) ( hishká ) Hungarian:öntöz (hu) ,locsol (hu) Icelandic:vökva Ido:arozar (io) Indonesian:siram (id) Ingrian:valella Interlingua:aquar Irish:uiscigh Italian:annaffiare (it) Japanese:水 を やる ( みずをやる, mizu o yaru ) Kapampangan:magtugtug tugtugan Khiamniungan Naga:khìam Kurdish:Central Kurdish:ئاودان ( awdan ) Northern Kurdish:avdan (ku) Latin:irrigō Latvian:laistīt (lv) Macedonian:наводнува ( navodnuva ) ,полива ( poliva ) ,вади ( vadi ) Malay:siram (ms) Mansaka:tobig Norman:arrouôser Norwegian:Bokmål:vanne (no) Occitan:asaigar (oc) Polish:podlewać (pl) impf podlać (pl) pf Portuguese:regar (pt) ,aguar (pt) Romanian:uda (ro) ,iriga (ro) Russian:полива́ть (ru) impf ( polivátʹ ) ,поли́ть (ru) pf ( polítʹ ) Sardinian:abbare Serbo-Croatian:Latin:zalivati (sh) ,zalijevati (sh) Slovene:zalivati zaliti Spanish:regar (es) ,aguar (es) Swedish:vattna (sv) ,ge vatten Tagalog:magdilig diligan Tamil:பாய்ச்சு (ta) ( pāyccu ) Telugu:నీరుపోయుట ( nīrupōyuṭa ) Thai:รด (th) ( rót ) Turkish:sulamak (tr) Ukrainian:поливати impf ( polyvaty ) Volapük:vatön (vo) Welsh:dyfrio dyfrhau (cy) West Frisian:wetter jaan
to provide (animals) with water
Arabic:أَسْقَى ( ʔasqā ) ,سَقَى ( saqā ) Armenian:ջուր տալ ( ǰur tal ) Azerbaijani:sulamaq (az) ,suvarmaq su vermək Bulgarian:поя (bg) ( poja ) Catalan:abeurar (ca) Czech:napájet Danish:vande (da) Dutch:water geven Dzongkha:ཆུ ( chu ) Esperanto:doni akvon Estonian:jootma Finnish:juottaa (fi) French:abreuver (fr) ,faire boire (fr) Galician:abeberar (gl) German:tränken (de) Hebrew:הִשְׁקָה (he) ( hishqá ) Hungarian:itat (hu) Indonesian:beri minum Italian:abbeverare (it) Japanese:水 を やる ( みずをやる, mizu o yaru ) Khiamniungan Naga:khìam Latvian:dzirdīt Macedonian:по́и impf ( pói ) ,на́пои pf ( nápoi ) Ndzwani Comorian:hunosa Norwegian:Bokmål:vanne (no) Polish:poić (pl) impf napoić (pl) pf Portuguese:dar água a Romanian:adăpa (ro) Russian:пои́ть (ru) impf ( poítʹ ) ,напои́ть (ru) pf ( napoítʹ ) Serbo-Croatian:Latin:pojiti (sh) ,napajati (sh) Slovene:pojiti napajati Spanish:dar agua aabrevar (es) ,aguar (es) Swedish:vattna (sv) Tagalog:magpainom painumin Telugu:నీరుపెట్టుట ( nīrupeṭṭuṭa ) Turkish:su vermek (tr)
to fill with or secrete water
Armenian:( eyes ) արտասվակալել ( artasvakalel ) Danish:fælde tårer græde (da) Dutch:wateren (nl) Finnish:vuotaa (fi) ,valua (fi) ,kastua (fi) ,kostua (fi) French:pleurer (fr) German:tränen (de) Hungarian:könnyezik (hu) ( eyes ) ,nyáladzik (hu) ( mouth ) Indonesian:menangis (id) Japanese:濡れる (ja) ( nureru ) ( sexual: to get wet ) ,分泌液 を 出す ( bunpitsueki o dasu ) ( clinical: to secrete a liquid ) ,水 を 積み込む ( mizu o tsumikomu ) ( to take on (drinking) water, as a ship in resupply ) Khiamniungan Naga:khìam Maori:pītoritoriwai ( of the eyes due to irritation such as dryness ) ,koe (mi) ( of the mouth ) ,matatoua ( Of the eyes ) ,toriwai ( of the eyes ) Norwegian:gråte (no) ,felle tårer Polish:( eyes ) łzawić (pl) Portuguese:encher de água Tagalog:magpaluha magluha lumuha mapaluha paluhain ( eyes ) ,magtubig magkatubig ( general ) ,maglaway papaglawayin ( mouth ) Tamil:ஊறு (ta) ( ūṟu ) Telugu:పవిత్రజలము ( pavitrajalamu ) Turkish:sulanmak (tr) ,sulandırmak (tr) Ukrainian:( очі ) сльози́тися ( slʹozýtysja )
Translations to be checked
William Dwight Whitney ,Benjamin E[li] Smith , editors (1911 ), “water ”, inThe Century Dictionary [ … ] The Century Co. ,→OCLC “water ”, inWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary G. & C. Merriam ,1913 ,→OCLC FromDutch water Middle Dutch wāter Old Dutch watar Proto-West Germanic *watar Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
water (plural waters
water any artificial fluid similar to water ( colloquial ) urine any body of water, such as a river or a lake adisease where water is accumulated;hydrops ( in theplural ) inundation water (present water present participle waterende past participle gewater
tourinate tosecrete liquid Jan Kromhout,Afrikaans-English, English-Afrikaans Dictionary (2001) IPA (key ) : /ˈʋaː.tər/ ,( Belgium ) [β̞aːtər] ,( Netherlands ) [ʋaːtər] Rhymes:-aːtər Hyphenation:wa‧ter FromMiddle Dutch wāter Old Dutch watar Proto-West Germanic *watar Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
water n plural waters or wateren diminutive watertje n
water ( H2 O ) Hetwater kookte. ―Thewater boiled. body of water( such as alake ,ditch orstream ) bodily fluid ( especiallyamniotic fluid ) See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
water
inflection ofwateren first-person singular present indicative (in case ofinversion )second-person singular present indicative imperative “water ” inVan Dale Onlinewoordenboek , Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007. FromOld Saxon watar
water
( Drents , Twents ) water Ellipsis ofwater-closet English water closet
water m plural waters
toilet ,bathroom Derived fromEnglish water
water
( uncountable ) water ( an inorganic compound (of molecular formula H2 O) found atroom temperature and pressure as a clearliquid ; it is present naturally asrain , and found inrivers ,lakes andseas ; its solid form isice and its gaseous form issteam ) 2000 Da Jesus Book: Hawaii Pidgin New Testament [1] →ISBN page110 :He tell um, “Go.” So dey wen let go da guys, an go take ova da pigs. An you know wat? All da pigs wen run down one steep hill an fall ova da cliff inside da lake, an drown inside dawater . And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in thewaters . Pseudo-anglicism , a clipping ofEnglish water closet
water m invariable
toilet bowl ( colloquial ) water closet ,toilet FromMiddle Dutch wāter Old Dutch watar Proto-West Germanic *watar Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
water n
water body of water Stefaan Top,Limburgs sagenboek (2004), page 45 FromOld Dutch watar
wāter n
water Strong neuter noun singular plural nominative wāter wāter ,wātere accusative wāter wāter ,wātere genitive wāters wātere dative wātere wāteren
FromOld English wæter Proto-West Germanic *watar Proto-Germanic *watōr
water plural wateres
water ( liquid H2 O ) c. 1190 Brut , MS. Cotton Caligula A ix edition:al ſwa great ſwa a beam:water hot: (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation) water vapour condensation lake ,pond ,ocean ,canal , body of waterwater source,spring ,well ,fount solution , liquid mixtureFromOld Saxon watar
( originally ) IPA (key ) : /ˈwaːtər/ wāter n
water 1537 Datt högeste unde öldeste water recht , section XXVIII:Eynschip kleyn water istho synde [ …] A ship or two or more lie in a port with little water, which tends to be dry, so that one the ship comes to lie close by the other [ …] Middle Low German nouns often switch to other declension classes, and new declension patterns are created throughout the period. As such, this table need not necessarily portray the only existing pattern but might merely be an exemplary of an original or common form.
Shortened form ofEnglish water closet
water m
( colloquial ) water closet ,toilet ,rest room water n
alternative form ofwæter Stronga -stem:
