wateren

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.tə.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: wa‧te‧ren
• Rhymes: -aːtərən
• Homophone: Wateren

Etymology 1

From water +‎ -en.

Noun

wateren

1. plural of water

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch wateren, weteren, from Old Dutch *wateron, *weteren, from Proto-Germanic *watrōną, *watrijaną. Equivalent to water +‎ -en.

Verb

wateren

1. (transitive) to water, to irrigate, to soak
   • 2021 June 19, vtwonen‎^[1], DPG Media:

     Zorg bij het wateren van tuinplanten dat je vooral de aarde water geeft. Vermijd zoveel mogelijk de bladeren.

     When watering plants in your garden, try to water mostly the earth. Avoid the leaves as much as possible.

2. (intransitive, common euphemism) to urinate

Inflection

Conjugation of wateren (weak)
infinitive	wateren
past singular	waterde
past participle	gewaterd
infinitive	wateren
gerund	wateren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	water	waterde
2nd person sing. (jij)	watert	waterde
2nd person sing. (u)	watert	waterde
2nd person sing. (gij)	watert	waterde
3rd person singular	watert	waterde
plural	wateren	waterden
subjunctive sing.1	watere	waterde
subjunctive plur.1	wateren	waterden
imperative sing.	water
imperative plur.1	watert
participles	waterend	gewaterd
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• (urinate): pissen, plassen
• (irrigate): begieten, weken

Derived terms

• watering

Descendants

• Afrikaans: water
• Negerhollands: water