Old English · adjective
wæt
Normalised wǣt
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /wæːt/
- Syllables
- wæːt (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- weetwetliquid
wæt1 · adjective
Senses
-
wet
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wǣt | wǣt | wǣt |
| Accusative | wǣtne | wǣte | wǣt |
| Genitive | wǣtes | wǣtre | wǣtes |
| Dative | wǣtum | wǣtre | wǣtum |
| Instrumental | wǣte | wǣtre | wǣte |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wǣte | wǣtawǣte | wǣt |
| Accusative | wǣte | wǣtawǣte | wǣt |
| Genitive | wǣtra | wǣtra | wǣtra |
| Dative | wǣtum | wǣtum | wǣtum |
| Instrumental | wǣtum | wǣtum | wǣtum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wǣta | wǣte | wǣte |
| Accusative | wǣtan | wǣtan | wǣte |
| Genitive | wǣtan | wǣtan | wǣtan |
| Dative | wǣtan | wǣtan | wǣtan |
| Instrumental | wǣtan | wǣtan | wǣtan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wǣtan | wǣtan | wǣtan |
| Accusative | wǣtan | wǣtan | wǣtan |
| Genitive | wǣtrawǣtena | wǣtrawǣtena | wǣtrawǣtena |
| Dative | wǣtum | wǣtum | wǣtum |
| Instrumental | wǣtum | wǣtum | wǣtum |
wæt2 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
a drink, a liquid
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wāt. Cognate with Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vátr; ultimately related to English water. Also akin to Old Armenian գետ (get, “river”). Compare Luwian [script needed] (wida-, “wet”) (Proto-Indo-European *wed-o-).
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