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freshwater.

Living in fresh water.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfɹɛʃˌwɔːtə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɹɛʃˌwɑtər/cot-caught-merger/ˈfɹɛʃˌwɔtər/

  1. Living in fresh water.

    not-comparable
    The trout is a freshwater fish.

  2. Consisting of fresh water.

    not-comparable
    Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake in terms of volume.

  3. Unskilled as a seaman.

    not-comparable

  4. Neoclassical, in reference to the macroeconomics and economic departments near the Great Lakes.

    US · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyskosder. Proto-Germanic *friskaz Proto-West Germanic *frisk Old English fersċ Middle English fressh English fresh Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English freshwater From Middle English freche watur, fresshe water; equivalent to fresh + water.

noun/ˈfɹɛʃˌwɔːtə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɹɛʃˌwɑtər/cot-caught-merger/ˈfɹɛʃˌwɔtər/

  1. A body of fresh water.

    countable

  2. Alternative form of fresh water.

    alt-of · alternative · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyskosder. Proto-Germanic *friskaz Proto-West Germanic *frisk Old English fersċ Middle English fressh English fresh Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English freshwater From Middle English freche watur, fresshe water; equivalent to fresh + water.

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