wasser

See also: Wasser, Wàsser, Wâsser, Wässer, Wåsser, wässer, and wàsser

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Wasser, Wâsser, Wàser (Alsatian)
• Wasser (Basel)
• Wâser (Dunzenheim)
• wàsser (Italian Walser)

Etymology

From Middle High German waʒʒer, from Old High German waʒʒar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥. Cognate with German Wasser, Dutch and English water, Icelandic vatn.

Noun

wasser n

1. (Gressoney, Issime, Carcoforo, Formazza) water

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

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wasscher. Equivalent to wassen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑ.sər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: was‧ser
• Rhymes: -ɑsər

Noun

wasser m (plural wassers, no diminutive)

1. a washer, someone who washes

Derived terms

• glazenwasser

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

wasser

1. inflection of wassern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative