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R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>></p>
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Lexicon<br><br>Dear Lowlanders,<br><br>Tonight, on North German TV, I found out that the "Wadden Sea" of North Germany's (Schleswig-Holstein's, Hamburg's, and Lower Saxony's) North Sea coast as well as of the coast of the Northern Netherlands has just been declared a world heritage site, and that Denmark's part of this band of North Sea coasts is expected to follow soon.<br>
<br>West Frisian: Waadsee<br>East (Sater) Frisian: Wäädsee<br>North Frisian: Waas (< *waað(see))<br>Dutch: Waddenzee<br>
Low Saxon (Netherlands): Waddenzee<br>Low Saxon (Germany): Waddensee<br>German: Wattenmeer<br>Danish: Vadehavet<br><br>Frisian <i>waad, Wääd, waas</i>, Dutch <i>wad</i>, Low Saxon <i>wad, Wadd </i>(<i>Watt</i>), and Danish <i>vade</i> are said to mean "mud flat" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadden_Sea">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadden_Sea</a>). So much for the etymology.<br>
<br>I used to translate the specific names listed above as "tide flats" (e.g., "Tide Flats North Frisian" for a special dialect). It denotes sea floor from which water recedes during low tide. There are such places in other parts of the world, and they are usually referred to as "tide flats."<br>
<br>Or is there a difference between them and the so-called "Wadden Sea"?<br><br>Regards,<br>Reinhard/Ron<br>Seattle, USA<br><br>P.S.: Most languages borrow the Dutch name <i>wad</i>, the "German" word <i>Watt</i> or the Danish word<i> vade</i><i> </i>in referring to the said North Sea region (whichever of these languages they have the closest connection). Portuguese and Castilian (Spanish) are more inventive (or more familiar?) in calling the region <i>mar Frisio</i> (Frisian Sea) and <i>mar de Frisia</i> (Frisian Sea) respectively.<br>
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