Catalan

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Aigua

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan aygua~ayga, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂. First attested in 1169.[1] Compare Occitan aiga, French eau, Spanish agua.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aigua f (plural aigües)

  1. water

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ aigua”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin aqua, through Occitan and Gallo-Italic dialects. Doublet of acqua.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aigua f (uncountable)

  1. (literary, obsolete) Alternative form of acqua

Further reading

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  • aigua in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Old Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin aqua.

Noun

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aigua f (oblique plural aiguas, nominative singular aigua, nominative plural aiguas)

  1. water

Descendants

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  • Occitan: aiga, aigua