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

water

Usage notes

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

Declension

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Declension of *wattn*
neuter	singular		plural
neuter	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