eau
WaterWater.
US/oʊ/
» I prefer your eau de vie to your conversation.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Water.
Examples
2 sentencesI prefer your eau de vie to your conversation.
The French word "eau" and the German word "Au" are related.
deDas französische Wort „eau“ und das deutsche Wort „Au“ sind verwandt. — Adelpa
Origin
From French eau, from Middle French eau, eaue, from Old French ewe, euwe, egua (“water”),From French eau, from Middle French eau, eaue, from Old French ewe, euwe, egua (“water”), from Latin aqua (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Doublet of aqua.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable