vatten

From earlier vaten, from Middle Dutch vaten, from Old Dutch *faton, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną. Equivalent to vat +‎ -en. The short a was introduced by analogy with the uninflected singular form of the noun vat.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɑtə(n)/

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vatten

1. (transitive) to grasp
2. (transitive) to grasp mentally, to understand
3. (transitive) to catch, to apprehend
4. (transitive) to catch, to be afflicted with (a disease)

• (understand): begrijpen

• bevatten
• hervatten
• kou vatten
• omvatten
• opvatten
• samenvatten

From Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvatːɛn/

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vatten n

1. water (uncountable)
2. a body of water (countable)

• vatten in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• vatten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.