vatten

From earlier vaten, from Middle Dutch vaten, from Old Dutch *faton, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną. Equivalent to vat +‎ -en. The short a was introduced by analogy with the uninflected singular form of the noun vat.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɑtə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɑtən

vatten

1. (transitive) to grasp
2. (transitive) to grasp mentally, to understand

   Synonym: begrijpen

3. (transitive) to catch, to apprehend
4. (transitive) to catch, to be afflicted with (an infectuous disease)

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• Afrikaans: vat
• Negerhollands: vat, fat

From Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvatːɛn/, [ˈvǎt̪ːɛn̪]

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vatten n

1. (uncountable) water

   Kan jag få ett glas vatten?

   Can I have a glass of water?

2. (countable) a body of water, "a" water
   • 1999, Ken Ring, Jojje Wadenius (lyrics and music), “Eld och djupa vatten [Fire and deep waters]”, in Vägen tillbaka [The way back]:

     Men, ska jag säga: Akta dig för eld och djupa vatten. Men, ska jag säga: Spring aldrig, aldrig bort från mig.

     But, I will [shall] say: Beware of fire and deep waters. But, I will say: Never ever run away from me.

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• vatten in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vatten in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vatten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• vatten in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)