Wota

See also: wota and wōta

Plautdietsch

Noun

Wota n

1. water
   • 2003, De Bibel, Mose I (Genesis) 1:9:

     Un Gott säd: Lot daut Wota unja däm Himmel sikj opp eene Städ saumlen, un lot doa drieejet Launt väakomen. Un daut wia soo.

     And God said: Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear. And it was so.

Derived terms

• Aufgankwota (swill, drainage)
• Boajwota (spring runoff)
• Schneewota (snow water)
• Drinkjeswota (potable water)
• Kjietawota (slop, swill)
• Wauschwota (water for laundering)
• Wotaborm (well, spring)
• Wotablos (water bubble)
• Wotafaul (waterfall)
• Wotakjätel (waterboiler)
• Wotakrauft (waterpower)
• Wotaloch (pond, waterhole)
• Wotastroom (stream of water)
• Wotavoagel (water bird)

See also

• Voda
• Boom
• Bloom
• Mäa
• Launt
• Ieed
• Stap

References

• Plautdietsch Lexicon of 17,000 words (requires JavaScript)
• Isaias McCaffery, Wi Leahre Plautdietsch: A Beginner's Guide to Mennonite Low German (2008, →ISBN)