Feminine

eau

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Meaning

water, a liquid that is transparent, colorless, odorless, and tasteless in its pure form, the primary constituent of lakes, rivers, seas, and oceans
In particular, rain
the chemical compound with molecular formula H₂O existing in the form of ice, liquid water or steam
Natural liquid quantities or expanses
Fluids such as sweat, formed and found in the body of man or animal

aerated water

H2O

water supply

water system

weewee

body of water

dihydrogen monoxide

stretch of water

flowing water

air

foul water

wæter

lymph

étendue d’eau

distribution de l’eau

il pleut

suc

H2O

Eau de table

eve

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/o/

Inherited from Middle French eau, eaue, from Old French ewe, euwe, egua (“water”), from Latin aqua (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Cognate with Old English ēa (“flowing water, stream, river”). More at ea. See cognates in regional languages in France : Angevin ieau, Bourbonnais-Berrichon aigue or aïe, Bourguignon eâ, Champenois ève or aive, Franc-Comtois âve, Gallo iau, Lorrain aoue, Norman iâo, Orléanais iau, Picard ieu, Poitevin-Saintongeais ève, Franco-Provençal égoua and éva, Occitan aiga, Catalan aigua, Corsican acqua.