Wasserkunst
German, noun/ˈvasɐˌkʊnst/
Wasserkunst is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-K-U-N-S-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 225,828th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wasserkunst is a German feminine noun meaning “a hydraulic system to supply fountains, cascades etc. with water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Einheit aus Pumpwerk und Wasserbehälter, später auch für die Gesamtanlage des Röhrensystems”.
What does Wasserkunst mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea hydraulic system to supply fountains, cascades etc. with water
- 2
femininewaterworks
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Einheit aus Pumpwerk und Wasserbehälter, später auch für die Gesamtanlage des Röhrensystems 2. überwiegend historische Einrichtung zur Förderung und Führung von Wasser 3. die Hebung und die Bewegung des Wassers in Anlagen von Springbrunnen und Kaskaden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Wasserkunst
- Wasserkünste plural
- Wasserkünsten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wasserkunst?
- /ˈvasɐˌkʊnst/
- [ˈvasɐˌkʊnst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wasserkunst
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wasserkunst in German?
Wasserkunst appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).