makea vesi

Finnish

Etymology

makea (sweet) vesi (water); a calque, but unclear of which language, as fresh water is called "sweet" in most European languages, compare Swedish sötvatten, German Süßwasser, French eau douce etc.

Noun

makea vesi

  1. fresh water (water that is almost free of dissolved salts)
  2. (in genitive) freshwater (living in or consisting of fresh water)
    makean veden kala
    freshwater fish
    makean veden allas
    freshwater basin

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