waterige

Waterige is a Dutch adjective meaning watery or consisting largely of water. It describes liquids with high water content, low viscosity, or a thin, dilute consistency. Common uses include phrases such as waterige oplossing (aqueous solution) or waterige saus (thin sauce). The term can refer to foods, beverages, or other liquids that feel diluted or lacking body.

In Dutch, waterig is the base form of the adjective, while waterige is the inflected form used before a noun in many contexts, especially with definite articles (de waterige vloeistof) or in attributive position. In predicative position, speakers typically use waterig: de oplossing is waterig. The word is widely used in everyday language as well as in scientific and technical writing to distinguish substances that are predominantly water from more concentrated or viscous forms.

Etymology and related terms: waterige derives from water + the suffix -ig, related to similar adjectives in other Germanic languages. It is cognate with English watery and German wasserig. The term has been part of Dutch since the Middle Dutch period and remains common in modern usage.

See also: watery, aqueous, hydrous.