vattensjuk

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === vattensjuka === Etymology === Compound of vatten (“water”) +‎ sjuk (“sick”). Inherited from Old Swedish vatnsiuker. First attested in 1635 === Adjective === vattensjuk (comparative vattensjukare, superlative vattensjukast) (hydrology) waterlogged; soil that is (temporarily or permanently) oversaturated with water Synonyms: sank, sumpig, vattenmättad (archaic, pathology) synonym of ödem (“hydropsy, oedema”) Synonym: vattusot ==== Usage notes ==== Here sjuk (“sick”) only refers to the inability to utilise the area. From a physical geography and biological point of view the area could be perfectly healthy. ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== vattuskräck (“hydrophobia, rabies”) === References === “vattensjuk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)