Watt

See also: watt

English

Proper noun

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

Etymology

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

Noun

Watt f

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) cotton wool

Derived terms

  • Wattgack

References

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

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Homophone: wat

Etymology 1

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

Noun

Watt n (mixed, genitive Watts, plural Watten)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

Watt n (strong, genitive Watts, plural Watt)

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

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vat/

Noun

Watt f (plural Watte)

  1. cotton wool
    Synonym: Algodong

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɑt/
    Rhymes: -ɑt

Etymology 1

From English watt.

Noun

Watt m (plural Watt)

  1. watt (unit of power)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From German Watte (cotton wool).

Noun

Watt f (plural Watten)

  1. cotton wool

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Wort, Dutch woord, English word.

Noun

Watt n (plural Wadde)

  1. word