Watte

See also: watte and wätté

German

Etymology

Late 17th century, from Dutch watten, from Middle French ouate, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvatə/
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Rhymes: -atə

Noun

Watte f (genitive Watte, plural Watten)

(usually uncountable) cotton wool

Declension

Declension of Watte [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Watte	die	Watten
genitive	einer	der	Watte	der	Watten
dative	einer	der	Watte	den	Watten
accusative	eine	die	Watte	die	Watten

Derived terms

Wattebällchen
Wattebausch
Wattekugel
Wattepad
Wattestäbchen
Wattetupfer
wattieren
wattig
Zuckerwatte

Further reading

“Watte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Watte” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvatə/

Noun

Watte f

plural of Watt

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