seawater

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

eau de mer

eau salée

saumure

eau sursalée

Synonymes

brine

sea water

salt water

saltwater

sea

🌊

brackish

marine water

ocean

🌊

surf

salt

🧂

saline water

Traductions

Meerwasser

acqua di mare

água do mar

zeewater

Salzwasser

agua de mar

aigua de mar

agua salada

deniz suyu

salmoura

salmorra

água salgada

salmuera

θαλάσσια ύδατα

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: seewater

Hérité de ancien anglais: sǣwæter

Appartenant à saterlandais: Seewoater

Appartenant à frison occidental: seewetter

Appartenant à néerlandais: zeewater

Appartenant à islandais: 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”).