vattenmassa

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of vatten (“water”) +‎ massa (“mass”). First attested in 1740.[1]

Cognate with German Wassermasse.

Noun

vattenmassa c

  1. a body of water
    Hyponyms: hav (“sea”), sjö (“lake”)
  2. a (usually huge) volume of water
    De stora vattenmassorna blockerade vägarna i området.
    The large amounts of water blocked the roads in the area.

Declension
Declension of vattenmassa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vattenmassa vattenmassan vattenmassor vattenmassorna
Genitive vattenmassas vattenmassans vattenmassors vattenmassornas

See also

References
  1. vattenmassa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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