sötvatten

Swedish

Etymology

söt (“sweet”) +‎ vatten (“water”). Probably a Calque of Latin aqua dulcis.

Noun

sötvatten n (uncountable)

fresh water (water without dissolved salts, be it suitable for drinking or not)
Synonym of dricksvatten (drinking water)

Declension

Declension of sötvatten
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sötvatten	sötvattnet	—	—
Genitive	sötvattens	sötvattnets	—	—

Synonyms

(fresh water): färskvatten

Further reading

sötvatten in Svensk ordbok.

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