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vatn.

water (H₂O)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈvahtn̥]

  1. water (H₂O)

    neuter · uncountable
    Vatnið er mjög tært.

  2. a lake, a water

    countable · neuter
    Á Arnarvatnsheiði er fjöldi vatna.
Where this word comes from

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

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