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.

Concepten

zeewater

pekel

zout water

Synoniemen

brine

sea water

salt water

saltwater

sea

🌊

brackish

marine water

ocean

🌊

surf

salt

🧂

saline water

Vertalingen

eau de mer

Meerwasser

acqua di mare

água do mar

Salzwasser

agua de mar

aigua de mar

deniz suyu

agua salada

eau salée

salmoura

água salgada

salmorra

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: seewater

Overgenomen van Oudengels: sǣwæter

Verwant aan Saterfries: Seewoater

Verwant aan Fries: seewetter

Verwant aan Nederlands: zeewater

Verwant aan IJslands: 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”).