makea vesi

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Finnish

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Etymology

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makea (sweet) vesi (water); a calque, but unclear of which language, as fresh water is called "sweet" in most European languages, compare Swedish sötvatten, German Süßwasser, French eau douce etc.

Noun

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makea vesi

  1. fresh water (water that is almost free of dissolved salts)
    makean veden kalafreshwater fish
    makean veden allasfreshwater basin

Declension

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Possessive forms of makea vesi (Kotus type 51/nuoripari)

Derived terms

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See also

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