Wasser

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.

Hyphenated as

Was‧ser

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈva.sər/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Die Computer wurden mittels Wasser gekühlt .

The computers were cooled with water.

Gekühlt wird es mit Wasser aus dem Milford Haven Waterway.

It is cooled with water from the Milford Haven Waterway.

Natürlich vorkommendes Wasser enthält eine Vielzahl gelöster Stoffe , die die Wasserchemie beeinflussen können .

Naturally occurring water contains a variety of dissolved substances that can affect water chemistry.