wad

Meaning

wadeable, tidal mud flat

Concepts

mud flat

sandbank

sand bar

shallow

Synonyms

ondiepte

slik

zandbank

overtocht

voorde

modderpoel

Translations

Morastloch

Schlammkuhle

Sumpfloch

vado

Schlickwatt

λασπώδης πυθμένας

bas-fond

sèche

banc de sable

vasière

allaise

banco di sabbia

terreno inondabile dall’alta marea

taenia

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʋɑt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: wat

Inherited from Old Dutch: *wada

Inherited from Frankish: *wad

In summary

From Middle Dutch wat, from Old Dutch *wada, from Frankish *wad, from earlier *wada (attested as Latinised acc. sg. vadam c. 108), from Proto-Germanic *wadą.