vadum

Meaning

1. (declension-2, neuter) A shallow, ford, shoal
2. (declension-2, neuter) A body of water; sea, stream
3. (declension-2, neuter) The bottom of a body of water
4. (declension-2, figuratively, neuter) a “shallow” as a metaphor for circumstances implying either safety or danger, similar to a boat in shallow water

Concepts

ford

shallows

crossing

driveway

bank

🏦

shallow

shoal

Translations

Furt

gué

vado

vau

guado

bajío

sığ yer

Untiefe

bas-fond

secca

banco di sabbia

bassofondo

διαβατό μέρος ποταμού

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwa.dũː]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *waðom, from Proto-Indo-European *wh₂dʰóm (compare Proto-Germanic *wadą) < *weh₂dʰ-, same source as vādō. Cognate with Old English wadan (English wade).