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Abbreviation [Deutsch]

IPA: veːˈt͡seː Audio: De-WC.ogg
Rhymes: -eː Etymology: Kurzwort für englisch watercloset ^(→ en) „Wasserklosett, Klosett“ Forms: das WC [nominative, singular], die WC [nominative, plural], die WCs [nominative, plural], des WC [genitive, singular], des WCs [genitive, singular], der WC [genitive, plural], der WCs [genitive, plural], dem WC [dative, singular], den WC [dative, plural], den WCs [dative, plural], das WC [accusative, singular], die WC [accusative, plural], die WCs [accusative, plural]
  1. Abkürzung für Wasserklosett
    Sense id: de-WC-de-abbrev-d7WR~Fzd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Abort, Klo, Klosett, Locus, Örtchen, Stilles Örtchen Hypernyms: Raum, Sanitäranlage Hyponyms: Damen-WC, Frauen-WC, Gäste-WC, Herren-WC, Latrine, Mädchen-WC, Miet-WC Derived forms: WC-Becken, WC-Bürste, WC-Reiniger, WC-Sitz Translations (Wasserklosett): VC (Albanisch), WC [neuter] (Griechisch (Neu-)), WC (Interlingua), WC (Irisch), clóiséad uisce (Irisch), WC [masculine] (Italienisch), vàter (Katalanisch), wc [masculine] (Polnisch), ubikacja [feminine] (Polnisch), klozet [masculine] (Polnisch), W.C. (Rumänisch), туалет (tualet) [masculine] (Russisch), wc (Schwedisch), WC [neuter] (Spanisch), tuvalet (Türkisch), WC (Türkisch)

Abbreviation [Englisch]

  1. Toilette mit Wasserspülung (water closet)
    Sense id: de-WC-en-abbrev-nAVQj25U
  2. Post Code in London (West Central)
    Sense id: de-WC-en-abbrev-qK-hcY22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flush toilet

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "sense": "Wasserklosett",
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      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "Wasserklosett",
      "sense_index": "1",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "W.C."
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        "masculine"
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    "Abkürzung (Englisch)",
    "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
    "Englisch",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
    "siehe auch"
  ],
  "hyphenation": "WC",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "abbrev",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "When did she go to the WC?",
          "translation": "Wann ging sie auf das WC?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Toilette mit Wasserspülung (water closet)"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He lives in London WC2B 4PH.",
          "translation": "Er lebt in London WC2B 4PH."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Post Code in London (West Central)"
      ],
      "sense_index": "2"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "lang": "Englisch",
      "lang_code": "en"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "flush toilet"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "abbreviation"
  ],
  "word": "WC"
}

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