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noun
Meaning 1
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ghrem-der. Proto-Germanic *grunduz Old English grund Middle English ground English ground Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English groundwater From ground + water.
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
grondwater
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Arabic:
مِيَاه جَوْفِيَّة
(miyāh jawfiyya)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Basque:
lurpeko ura
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Bulgarian:
подпочвена вода
(podpočvena voda)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Catalan:
aigua subterrània
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Chinese Cantonese:
地下水
(dei6 haa6 seoi2)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Chinese Mandarin:
地下水
(dìxiàshuǐ)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Czech:
podzemní voda
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Dutch:
grondwater
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Estonian:
põhjavesi
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Finnish:
pohjavesi
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
French:
eau souterraine
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Georgian:
მიწისქვეშა წყალი
(mic̣iskveša c̣q̇ali)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
German:
Grundwasser
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Greek:
εδαφικό νερό
(edafikó neró)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Gujarati:
ભૂગર્ભજળ
(bhūgarbhajaḷ)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Gujarati:
ભૂજળ
(bhūjaḷ)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Hindi:
भूजल
(bhūjal)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Indonesian:
air tanah
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Irish:
screamhuisce
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Italian:
acqua freatica
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Italian:
falda acquifera
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Japanese:
地下水
(chikasui)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Kannada:
ಅಂತರ್ಜಲ
(antarjala)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Korean:
지하수
(jihasu)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Limburgish:
gróndjwater
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Low German:
Grundwaater (Westwestphalia)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Malay:
air tanah
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Malay:
air bawah tanah
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Malay:
air bumi
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Maltese:
ilma tal-pjan
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Māori:
wainuku
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Marathi:
भूजल
(bhūjal)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Norwegian Bokmål:
grunnvann
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Norwegian Bokmål:
grunnvatn
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Norwegian Nynorsk:
grunnvatn
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Polish:
woda gruntowa
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Portuguese:
água subterrânea
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Portuguese:
água de poço
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Portuguese:
água de poços
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Romanian:
apă subterană
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Romanian:
apă freatică
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Russian:
подзе́мные во́ды
(podzémnyje vódy)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Russian:
грунто́вая вода́
(gruntóvaja vodá)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Sicilian:
farda
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Slovak:
podzemná voda
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Southern Altai:
јердиҥ алдындагы суулар
(ǰerdiŋ aldïndagï suular)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Spanish:
agua subterránea
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Sundanese:
ᮎᮄ ᮒᮔᮩᮂ
(cai taneuh)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Swedish:
grundvatten
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Tagalog:
tubig-lupa
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Thai:
น้ําบาดาล
(náam-baa-daan)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Turkish:
yeraltı suyu
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Ukrainian:
підземні води
(pidzemni vody)
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Vietnamese:
nước ngầm
— Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers