Wasseruhr

German

Etymology

From Wasser (“water”) +‎ Uhr (“clock”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvasɐˌʔuːɐ̯/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Was‧ser‧uhr

Noun

Wasseruhr f (genitive Wasseruhr, plural Wasseruhren)

  1. water meter (device used to measure the volume of water usage)
  2. water clock, clepsydra (device for measuring time by letting water flow out of a container)

Declension
Declension of Wasseruhr [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Wasseruhr die Wasseruhren
genitive einer der Wasseruhr der Wasseruhren
dative einer der Wasseruhr den Wasseruhren
accusative eine die Wasseruhr die Wasseruhren

Further reading
  • “Wasseruhr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Wasseruhr” in Duden online
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