fließend Wasser

German

Etymology

Fließend + Wasser (“running water”). In older German strong neuter adjectives could be left uninflected. This is now generally poetic, but still common in a few fixed expressions. Compare trocken Brot.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌfliːsəntˈvasɐ/

Noun

fließend Wasser n (invariable)

  1. running water
    Heute hat fast jede Wohnung fließend Wasser.
    Nowadays almost any flat has running water.
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