ūdens

== Latvian == === Etymology === From Proto-Baltic *ūden- (or perhaps from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō), from the r/n-heteroclitic Proto-Indo-European noun *wódr̥, *wédōr, itself from a stem *wed- (“to moisten”). In Latvian, only the n-form of the stem survived in ūdens, but the r-form can be seen in the related term ūdrs (“otter”). The lack of initial v in Latvian also suggests that a specific dialectal term was generalized: v-initial forms can still be found in geographic names (e.g. the river Vadakste, the word vads in its dialectal senses: creek, swampy forest, etc., and place names derived from it, like Mēnešvads, Alkšņa vads, etc.). Cognates include Lithuanian vanduõ, dialectal unduõ, únduo, Old Prussian unds m, wundan n, Proto-Slavic *voda (Old Church Slavonic, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Russian вода́ (vodá), Czech voda, Polish woda), Old Church Slavonic вѣдро (vědro, “small vessel”), Russian ведро́ (vedró, “bucket”), Ukrainian відро́ (vidró), Czech vědro, Polish wiadro, Proto-Germanic *watōr (Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍉 (watō), Old High German wazzar, German Wasser, English water, wet), Hittite wātar (< *wódr̥), Sanskrit उदन् (udán), Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), Latin unda (“wave”) (from *udn- with metathesis). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ûːdɛns] === Noun === ūdens m (2nd declension, irregular nominative, genitive) water (transparent liquid substance formed by hydrogen and oxygen; H₂O) smagais ūdens ― heavy water (hydrogen peroxyde, H₂O₂) ūdens molekula ― water molecule, H₂O tīrs, skaidrs ūdens ― clean, clear water dzeramais ūdens ― drinking (lit. drinkable) water duļķains ūdens ― muddy water mīksts, ciets ūdens ― soft, hard water vārīts, destilēts, gāzēts ūdens ― boiled, distilled, carbonated water jūras, upes, lietus ūdens ― sea, river, rain water ūdens ceļš, ūdensceļš ― waterway saldūdens, sālsūdens ― freshwater, saltwater atmosfēras, augsnes ūdens ― atmospheric, soil water artēziskais ūdens ― artesian water tējas, kafijas ūdens ― tea, coffee water (i.e., boiled for tea, coffee) svētais ūdens ― holy water ūdens saturs šķīdumā ― the water content of a solution ūdens lāse, strūkla ― a drop, a spray of water ūdens tvaiks ― water vapor ūdens krājumi, resursi ― water supplies, resources ūdens apgāde ― water supply (system) ūdens tek, plūst, pil ― water is leaking, flowing, dripping smelt, dzert, attīrīt ūdeni ― to draw, to drink, to purify water ūdenī šķīstoša viela ― a substance soluble in water mazgāties aukstā ūdenī ― to wash in cold water ūdens tilpe, ūdenstilpe ― water body, wetland ūdens līmenis ― water level virs, zem ūdens ― above, under water ūdens nelaime ― sea (lit. water) accident ūdens riņķojums dabā ― the cycle of water in nature (in the plural) waters (large amounts, large bodies of water) virszemes, sauszemes ūdeņi ― surface, land water (lit. waters) pazemes ūdeņi ― groundwater, underground water (lit. waters) ārstnieciskie ūdeņi ― healing waters (e.g., at a spa) palu ūdeņi ― flood water (lit. waters) termālie ūdeņi ― thermal water) (lit. waters) (in the plural) water (a body, bodies of water with a specific use, or belonging to a specific region or country) zvejas ūdeņi ― fishing waters teritoriālie ūdeņi ― territorial waters iekšējie ūdeņi ― internal, inland waters starptautiskie ūdeņi ― international waters (genitive, used adjectivally) water, aquatic, aqua- (using, relating to water) ūdens terapija, diēta ― water therapy, diet ūdens dziednīca ― water (health) resort, spa ūdens apkure ― water heating 'ūdens turbīna ― water turbine 'ūdens spainis, sūknis ― water bucket, pump ūdens pulkstenis ― water clock ūdens šķīdums ― water solution ūdens krāns ― water valve (genitive, used adjectivally) water, aquatic (relating to bodies of water) ūdens transports ― water transport ūdenssports ― water sports ūdensslēpes ― water skis ūdens polo ― water polo (genitive, used adjectivally) water, aquatic (which lives, is situated, in or near bodies of water, or in water-rich areas) ūdens augi, ūdensaugi ― aquatic plants ūdens lilija, ūdens roze, ūdensroze ― water lily ūdens zāle, ūdenszāle ― seaweed (lit. water weed) ūdens dzīvnieki, ūdensdzīvnieki ― aquatic animals ūdens putni, ūdensputni ― aquatic birds ūdens gliemji, kukaiņi ― aquatic mollusks, insects (of cosmetic products) water (a water solution containing also alcohol, oils, herbal extracts) sejas ūdens ― face water tualetes ūdens ― eau-de-toilette, eau-de-cologne (colloquial, of texts, words) watery, uninteresting, boring; empty, meaningless ūdens gabals ― piece of water (= contentless, excessively long text) tu slauc pareizu pienu, bet, mīļā māt, tavas meitas dzied dziesmas, kam ūdens klāt! ― you milk good milk, but, dear mother, your daughters sing songs that are covered with water ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === ūdens at tezaurs.lv