dew

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (uncountable) Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.
2. (uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.
3. (countable) An instance of such moisture settling on plants, etc.
4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Anything that falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.
5. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) An emblem of morning, or fresh vigour.

Verb

1. (transitive) To wet with, or as if with, dew; to moisten.
2. (intransitive) To deposit dew.

Concepten

dauw

dauwen

Synoniemen

fog

🌫️

mist

frost

moisture

condensation

billabong

drop

bar

baptism

ashes

blonde

boo

boom

💥

broccoli

🥦

block

christening

bale

chill

gash

cloud

☁️

cold

🥶

greta

coolness

damp

dewdrop

dewiness

ding

ditch

charge

droplet

💧

bedew

foam

burrito

🌯

flower

🌸

fir

funk

gage

gangster

bud

gauge

Ghana

🇬🇭

grass

grata

greeter

bash

has

hay

haze

hemp

baby

👶

Vertalingen

rosée

rocío

rugiada

Tau

orvalho

rosada

δροσιά

ندى

şebnem

rocio

çiy

rocio

riço

gòmena

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/djuː/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: dew

Overgenomen van Oudengels: dēaw

Verwant aan Duits: Tau

Verwant aan Nederlands: dauw

Verwant aan Afrikaans: dou

Overgenomen van Middelengels: dewe

Overgenomen van Oudengels: *dēawian

Verwant aan Saterfries: daue

Verwant aan Duits: tauen

Verwant aan Nederlands: dauwen

In summary

From Middle English dew, from Old English dēaw (“dew”), from Proto-West Germanic *dauw, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, *dawwą (“dew, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”).
Cognate with German Tau, Dutch dauw and Afrikaans dou. Doublet of dag.

Zinnen

By increasing the salinity of the water , we alter its dew point .

Door het zoutgehalte van het water te vergroten, veranderen we het dauwpunt.