Neuter
Meaning

  1. (neuter,strong) water (H₂O)
  2. (neuter,strong) alcoholic beverage, similar to brandy, made from fermented fruit
  3. (abbreviation,alt-of,clipping,colloquial,neuter,strong) Clipping of Mineralwasser/Tafelwasser.

Synonyms

blaues Gold

Sodawasser

H2O

Tafelwasser

Quell des Lebens

das nasse Element

Wischwasser

Pani

jede Flüssigkeit

drückendes Wasser

saurer Sprudel

Piese

Kribbelwasser

Eskimo Flip

Arbeitersekt

Wasser mit Zisch

nervöses Wasser

kostbares Nass

Waſſer

kaltes Wasser

Aqua

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

wasser

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Hyphenated as
Was‧ser
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈva.sər/
Etymology

In summary

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old High German wazzar Middle High German wazzer German Wasser From Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German wazzar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wédōr, collective of *wódr̥. Compare Low German Water, Dutch water, English water, Danish vand.

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