Wåsser

See also: Wasser, Wàsser, Wâsser, Wässer, wasser, wässer, and wàsser

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German wazzar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wédōr, collective of *wódr̥. Cognates include German Wasser, Yiddish וואַסער (vaser), Dutch water, English water, Old Norse vatn, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍉 (watō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈβɔsːa/, /ˈvɔsːa/

Noun

Wåsser n (plural Wåsser, diminutive Wasserl)

  1. water

Transylvanian Saxon

Alternative forms

  • Wosser (Sibiu)
  • Wauesser (Brașov)

Etymology

    Inherited from Central Franconian Wasser.

    Noun

    Wåsser

    1. water
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