Wadden Sea
Meaning
A shallow and narrow sea peripheral to the North Sea, situated between the Frisian Islands and the mainland coasts of Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands.
Translations
Mar de Wadden
Wattenmeer
Mer des Wadden
Waddenzee
Mar Frísio
Mar de FrisiaEtymology
In summary
Partial calque of Dutch Waddenzee, leaving Dutch wadden (“mudflats”) untranslated; compare with Danish Vadehavet and German Wattenmeer.
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