"freshwater" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

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Etymology: From Middle English freche watur, fresshe water; equivalent to fresh + water. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|freche watur}} Middle English freche watur, {{m|enm|fresshe water}} fresshe water, {{compound|en|fresh|water}} fresh + water Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} freshwater (not comparable)
  1. Living in fresh water. Tags: not-comparable Translations (living in fresh water): сладководен (sladkovoden) (Bulgarian), sladkovodní (Czech), ferskvands- (Danish), makean veden (Finnish), dulçaquicole (French), dulcicole (French), de auga doce [feminine] (Galician), მტკნარი წყლის (mṭḳnari c̣q̇lis) (Georgian), Süßwasser- (German), édesvízi (Hungarian), fionnuisce (Irish), acqua dolce (Italian), air tawar (Malay), ശുദ്ധജല (śuddhajala) (Malayalam), ferskvanns- (Norwegian Bokmål), ferskvass- (Norwegian Nynorsk), słodkowodny (Polish), de apă dulce (Romanian), пресново́дный (presnovódnyj) (Russian), dulceacuícola (Spanish), sötvattens- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-freshwater-en-adj-Wjf2Lc6i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 5 13 20 20 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 19 4 22 17 18 Disambiguation of 'living in fresh water': 55 35 1 9
  2. Consisting of fresh water. Tags: not-comparable Translations (consisting of fresh water): сладководен (sladkovoden) (Bulgarian), ferskvands- (Danish), makeavetinen (Finnish), Süßwasser- (German), fionnuisce (Irish), ശുദ്ധജലം (śuddhajalaṁ) (Malayalam), słodkowodny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-freshwater-en-adj-tslJT069 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 5 13 20 20 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 19 4 22 17 18 Disambiguation of 'consisting of fresh water': 36 53 1 9
  3. (nautical) Unskilled as a seaman. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (unskilled as seaman): järvi- (Finnish), sisävesi- (Finnish), marin d’eau douce [masculine] (French), mariño de auga doce (Galician), úruisce [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-freshwater-en-adj-OmztJYDR Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'unskilled as seaman': 3 3 91 3
  4. (economics) neoclassical, in reference to U.S. macroeconomics and economics departments near the Great Lakes. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Economics Synonyms: sweetwater
    Sense id: en-freshwater-en-adj-JnpRXWLM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 5 13 20 20 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 19 4 22 17 18 Topics: economics, science, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: freshwater crayfish, freshwater drum, freshwater hydra, freshwater pearl mussel, freshwater soldier, North American freshwater catfish

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-freshwater.wav [US] Forms: freshwaters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English freche watur, fresshe water; equivalent to fresh + water. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|freche watur}} Middle English freche watur, {{m|enm|fresshe water}} fresshe water, {{compound|en|fresh|water}} fresh + water Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} freshwater (countable and uncountable, plural freshwaters)
  1. (countable) A body of fresh water Tags: countable Translations (body of fresh water): makean veden vesistö (Finnish), fionnuisce [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-freshwater-en-noun-SGyZaOP4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 5 13 20 20 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 19 4 22 17 18 Disambiguation of 'body of fresh water': 57 43
  2. Alternative spelling of fresh water Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: fresh water
    Sense id: en-freshwater-en-noun-DLSSi1UO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 5 13 20 20 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 19 4 22 17 18

Inflected forms

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