wateren
Meaning
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- (transitive) to water, to irrigate, to soak
- (common, euphemistic, intransitive) to urinate
Concepts
Synonyms
bevloeien
water geven
nat maken
pipi
pipi doen
vochtig maken
Frequency
Hyphenated as
wa‧te‧ren
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʋaː.tə.rə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch wateren, weteren, from Old Dutch *wateron, *weteren, from Proto-Germanic *watrōną, *watrijaną. Equivalent to water + -en.
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water
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- (neuter) water (H₂O)
- (neuter) body of water (such as a lake, ditch or stream)
- (neuter) bodily fluid (especially amniotic fluid)
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