(declension-2, neuter) A body of water; sea, stream
(declension-2, neuter) The bottom of a body of water
(declension-2, figuratively, neuter) a “shallow” as a metaphor for circumstances implying either safety or danger, similar to a boat in shallow water
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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
[ˈwa.dũː]
Etimologia (Anglès)
From Proto-Italic *waðom, from Proto-Indo-European *wh₂dʰóm (compare Proto-Germanic *wadą) < *weh₂dʰ-, same source as vādō. Cognate with Old English wadan (English wade).