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waterlog

/wˈɔtɚlˌɑɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wa-ter-log
IPA
/wˈɔtɚlˌɑɡ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To saturate with water.

Transitive verb

verb

To make (a boat) heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding it with water.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log English waterlog From water + log.

Usage

Inflected Forms

waterlogs (present, singular) waterlogging (participle, present) waterlogged (participle, past) waterlogged (past) water-log (alternative) water log (alternative)

Derived Forms

waterloggogenic

Questions

How do you pronounce waterlog?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɔtɚlˌɑɡ/.
What does waterlog mean?
To saturate with water.
Where does waterlog come from?
Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log English waterlog From water + log.

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