vann.
water; the chemical compound H₂O, especially as a clear, colourless and odourless liquid
Meaning & usage
water; the chemical compound H₂O, especially as a clear, colourless and odourless liquid
water; the chemical compound H₂O, especially as a clear, colourless and odourless liquid water resulting from rain, melting, spilling or a similar process
water; the chemical compound H₂O, especially as a clear, colourless and odourless liquid water which enters, leaks into or is kept out of something
a natural body of water or expanse of water, such as a sea, fjord, river or lake
a natural body of water or expanse of water, such as a sea, fjord, river or lake the quantity, level or depth of water in a river, lake, sea or similar body of water
a natural body of water or expanse of water, such as a sea, fjord, river or lake waters; a large expanse or mass of water
a natural body of water or expanse of water, such as a sea, fjord, river or lake waters; a large expanse or mass of water danger, distress or overwhelming adversity
a natural body of water or expanse of water, such as a sea, fjord, river or lake water moving in an underground course, current, stream or wave
a natural body of water or expanse of water, such as a sea, fjord, river or lake flowing or flooding masses of water; floodwaters
a natural body of water or expanse of water, such as a sea, fjord, river or lake the surface of a body of water
a natural body of water or expanse of water, such as a sea, fjord, river or lake a body of fresh water surrounded by land; a lake, especially a relatively small one
water used for a particular practical purpose fresh water obtained from a well, pump, pipe or public water supply
water used for a particular practical purpose fresh water obtained from a well, pump, pipe or public water supply a piped water supply or connection
water used for a particular practical purpose water used for washing, bathing or cleaning
water used for a particular practical purpose water used for washing, bathing or cleaning a quantity or change of washing water
water used for a particular practical purpose water used for washing, bathing or cleaning water regarded as cleansing, consecrating or life-giving, especially in baptism
water used for a particular practical purpose fresh water used for drinking by people or animals, or for watering plants
water used for a particular practical purpose fresh water used for drinking by people or animals, or for watering plants water used in preparing food or drink
water used for a particular practical purpose an insipid or heavily diluted drink
water used for a particular practical purpose an insipid or heavily diluted drink a speech, article, performance or other work lacking substance or content
water used for a particular practical purpose water used to operate, power or cool machinery or industrial equipment
water used for a particular practical purpose water containing minerals, flavouring, medicine or another substance for a particular purpose
a liquid resembling, containing or consisting largely of water
a liquid resembling, containing or consisting largely of water a clear bodily fluid
a liquid resembling, containing or consisting largely of water a clear bodily fluid amniotic fluid
a liquid resembling, containing or consisting largely of water a clear bodily fluid urine
a liquid resembling, containing or consisting largely of water a clear bodily fluid clear fluid discharged through the tear duct; tears
a liquid resembling, containing or consisting largely of water the juice or liquid contained in a plant, fruit or berry
the clear, transparent lustre or degree of clarity and purity of a gemstone or pearl
En diamant av første vann.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Danish vand (“water”), from Old Danish watn (“water”), also attested as wadn and wand, corresponding to Old Norse vatn (“water”), from Proto-Germanic *watōr (“water”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”), from the root *wed- (“water; wet”). The alternative form vatn (“water”) more directly continues Old Norse vatn in Norwegian. The compound-initial form vass- (“water-”) continues Old Norse vaz, the genitive of vatn, while vann- (“water-”) is based on the modern Bokmål form. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk vatn, Danish vand, Swedish vatten, Icelandic vatn and vatn, English water, Dutch water, German Wasser and Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍉 (watō, “water”).
only used in dann og vann (“now and then, from time to time”)
Dann og vann trenger en å ta pause.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German dann und wann (“now and then”), adapted as the fixed expression dann og vann. The second element corresponds to German wann (“when; ever”) and survives independently only within this expression. Compare Danish dann og vand (“now and then”).
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