Grundwasser

== German == === Etymology === From Grund (“ground, soil”) +‎ Wasser (“water”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡʁʊntˌvasɐ/ Hyphenation: Grund‧was‧ser === Noun === Grundwasser n (strong, genitive Grundwassers, plural Grundwasser or Grundwässer) groundwater (water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers) Antonym: Oberflächenwasser ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Grundwasserkontamination Grundwasserleiter Grundwasserspiegel === Further reading === “Grundwasser”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Grundwasser” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Grundwasser” in Duden online