vattenmassa

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of vatten (“water”) +‎ massa (“mass”). First attested in 1740.[1]

Cognate with German Wassermasse.

Noun

vattenmassa c

  1. a body of water
    Hyponyms: hav (“sea”), sjö (“lake”)
  2. a (usually huge) volume of water
    De stora vattenmassorna blockerade vägarna i området.
    The large amounts of water blocked the roads in the area.

Declension

Declension of vattenmassa
nominative genitive
singular indefinite vattenmassa vattenmassas
definite vattenmassan vattenmassans
plural indefinite vattenmassor vattenmassors
definite vattenmassorna vattenmassornas

See also

References

  1. ^ vattenmassa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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