Weißwasser

German

Etymology

From weiß (“white”) +‎ Wasser (“water”). Most of the toponyms are calques from Slavic languages. The Lusatian town is attested as Middle High German Wyzzenwasser (14th c.), from Old Sorbian (cf. contemporary Upper Sorbian Běła Woda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯sˌvasɐ/

Noun

Weißwasser n (strong, genitive Weißwassers, plural (both rare) Weißwasser or Weißwässer)

  1. white water
    1. turbid, sediment-rich water of certain rivers
      Coordinate terms: Klarwasser, Schwarzwasser
    2. (rare) synonym of Wildwasser (“turbulent, frothy water”)

Declension

Declension of Weißwasser [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Weißwasser die Weißwasser, Weißwässer
genitive eines des Weißwassers der Weißwasser, Weißwässer
dative einem dem Weißwasser den Weißwassern, Weißwässern
accusative ein das Weißwasser die Weißwasser, Weißwässer

Derived terms

  • Weißwasserfluss

Proper noun

Weißwasser n (proper noun, genitive Weißwassers or (optionally with an article) Weißwasser)

  1. A town in Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany.
  2. Any of various smaller settlements in Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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