eau

Meaning

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

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/o/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Il y a aussi le moulin à eau , avec un ancien dispositif de vannes .

There is also the water mill, with an old valve device.