Waasser

Luxembourgish

Etymology

    From Central Franconian Wasser, from Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German wazzar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥, from *wed- + *-r̥. Cognate to German Wasser, Dutch water, English water, Danish vand, Swedish vatten, Icelandic vatn.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈvaːser/, [ˈvaː.sɐ]
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    Noun

    Waasser n (plural Wässer or Waasser or Waasseren)

    1. (usually uncountable) water

    Derived terms

    References

    • Gerald Newton, Luxembourg and Lëtzebuergesch: Language and Communication (1996)
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