| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈʋatərvɑl/ |
| Hyphenation | wa·ter·val |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | watervallen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| watervalletje | watervalletjes |
| Afrikaans | waterval |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cascada |
| Czech | vodopád |
| Danish | vandfald |
| English | waterfall |
| Esperanto | akvofalo |
| French | cataracte; chute d’eau; saut |
| German | Wasserfall |
| Greek | καταρράκτης |
| Hawaiian | wailele |
| Icelandic | foss |
| Italian | cascata |
| Latin | catadupa; cataracta |
| Norwegian | foss |
| Portuguese | cachoeira; cascata |
| Saterland Frisian | Woaterfal |
| Spanish | cascada |
| Sranan | sula |
| Swedish | kaskad; vattenfall |
| Thai | น้ำตก |
| West Frisian | wetterfal |