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wellwater

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈwɛlwɔːtə(ɹ)/

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noun

Meaning 1

Water taken from a well, i.e. a hole in the ground which acts as a source of water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English welle-water, from Old English wiellewæter (“springwater”), equivalent to well + water.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кладенчова вода (kladenčova voda) — water taken from a well
  • Chinese Cantonese: 井水 (zeng2 seoi2) — water taken from a well
  • Chinese Mandarin: 井水 (jǐngshuǐ) — water taken from a well
  • Danish: brøndvand — water taken from a well
  • Finnish: kaivovesi — water taken from a well
  • French: eau de puits — water taken from a well
  • German: Quellwasser — water taken from a well
  • Hungarian: kútvíz — water taken from a well
  • Japanese: 井戸水 (idomizu) — water taken from a well
  • Japanese: 井水 (seisui) — water taken from a well
  • Norwegian Bokmål: brønnvann — water taken from a well
  • Norwegian Bokmål: brønnvatn — water taken from a well
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brønnvatn — water taken from a well
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brunnvatn — water taken from a well
  • Spanish: agua de pozo — water taken from a well
  • Swedish: brunnsvatten — water taken from a well