waterless

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (not-comparable) Dry, arid, lacking water.
2. (not-comparable) Not requiring water.

Sinonieme

arid

dry

anhydrous

dried up

unwatered

as a river

Vertalings

anhydre

άνυδρος

árido

susuz

aride

wasserlos

wasserarm

árido

wasserfrei

watervrij

àrid

arido

senza attrattive

aride

sans eau

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: waterles

Geërf van Old English: wæterlēas

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: woaterloos

Verwante met Fries: wetterleas

Verwante met Nederlands: waterloos

Verwante met Duits: wasserlos

Verwante met Sweeds: vattenlös

Verwante met Yslands: vatnslaus

In summary

From Middle English waterles, waterlees, from Old English wæterlēas (“waterless”), from Proto-Germanic *watōrlausaz, equivalent to water + -less. Cognate with Saterland Frisian woaterloos (“waterless”), West Frisian wetterleas (“waterless”), Dutch waterloos (“waterless”), German wasserlos (“waterless”), Swedish vattenlös (“waterless”), Icelandic vatnslaus (“waterless”).