Wadden Sea

Betekenis (Engels)

A shallow and narrow sea peripheral to the North Sea, situated between the Frisian Islands and the mainland coasts of Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands.

Vertalings

Mar de Wadden

Wattenmeer

Mer des Wadden

Waddenzee

Mar Frísio

Mar de Frisia

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Deens: Vadehavet

Verwante met Duits: Wattenmeer

In summary

Partial calque of Dutch Waddenzee, leaving Dutch wadden (“mudflats”) untranslated; compare with Danish Vadehavet and German Wattenmeer.