"Gewäsch" meaning in German

See Gewäsch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɡəˈvɛʃ] Audio: De-Gewäsch.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -ɛʃ Etymology: From ge- + waschen. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|ge-|waschen}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*waskaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*waskan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "wascan", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "waschen", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "waschen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Gewäsch", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Gewäsch">, {{af|de|ge-|waschen}} ge- + waschen Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s.sg}} Gewäsch n (strong, genitive Gewäsches or Gewäschs, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s.sg}} Forms: Gewäsches [genitive], Gewäschs [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Gewäsch [nominative, singular], Gewäsches [genitive, singular], Gewäschs [genitive, singular], Gewäsch [dative, singular], Gewäsche [dative, singular], Gewäsch [accusative, singular]
  1. (colloquial) drivel, twaddle, claptrap Tags: colloquial, neuter, no-plural, strong

Inflected forms

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