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watter (plural ~)
- (uncoontable) A substance (o molecular formula H₂O) foond at ruim temperatur an pressur as a clear liquid; it is present naiturally as rain, an foond in rivers, lochs an seas; its solit form is ice an its gaseous form is steam.
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Alternative forms edit
- waffer (obsolete)
Etymology edit
Contraction o wat vir, frae Dutch wat voor (“whit a, whit kynd o”).
Determiner edit
watter