aigua

Catalan

Aigua

Etymology

From Old Occitan aigua, aiga, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic *akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂. Compare Occitan aiga, Spanish agua, Galician auga.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈaj.ɡwə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈaj.ɡwa/

Noun

aigua f (plural aigües)

water

Related terms

aigüer
aiguós
aquari, aquàrium
aquàtic

Further reading

“aigua” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

aiga

Etymology

From Latin aqua.

Noun

aigua f (oblique plural aiguas, nominative singular aigua, nominative plural aiguas)

water

Descendants

Catalan: aigua
Occitan: aiga

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