seawater

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

The saltwater of a sea or ocean.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Consisting of seawater.
2. (not-comparable) Associated in some way with seawater, or intended for dealing with seawater.

Sinonieme

brine

sea water

salt water

saltwater

sea

🌊

brackish

marine water

ocean

🌊

surf

salt

🧂

saline water

Vertalings

eau de mer

Meerwasser

acqua di mare

água do mar

zeewater

agua de mar

Salzwasser

aigua de mar

deniz suyu

agua salada

eau salée

água salgada

salmorra

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: seewater

Geërf van Old English: sǣwæter

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: Seewoater

Verwante met Fries: seewetter

Verwante met Nederlands: zeewater

Verwante met Yslands: sjóvatn

In summary

From Middle English seewater, se water, from Old English sǣwæter (“seawater”), equivalent to sea + water. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Seewoater (“seawater”), West Frisian seewetter (“seawater”), Dutch zeewater (“seawater”), Icelandic sjóvatn (“seawater”).