wattn

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥. Cognate with Swedish vatten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑt.tn̩/

Noun

wattn n

1. water

Usage notes

When used in a compound, the special prefixing form watu- is used instead.

Declension

Declension of wattn

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	wattn	wattneð	wattn	wattnę
accusative	wattn	wattneð	wattn	wattnę
dative	wattn	wattnę	wattnum	wattnum(e)
genitive	—	—	—	—

References

• Älvdalska talesätt
• Östen Dahl, Grammaticalization in the North: Noun phrase morphosyntax