"Wäsche" meaning in German

See Wäsche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛʃə/ Audio: De-Wäsche.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛʃə Etymology: From Middle High German wesche, from Old High German wesca, from Proto-West Germanic *waski ~ *waskiju (not attested outside High German). Cognate with Luxembourgish Wäsch, Vilamovian weś, etc. With a different stem formation compare Dutch was, Old High German wasca. By surface analysis, waschen (“to wash”) + -e. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wesche}} Middle High German wesche, {{inh|de|goh|wesca}} Old High German wesca, {{inh|de|gmw-pro||*waski ~ *waskiju}} Proto-West Germanic *waski ~ *waskiju, {{cog|lb|Wäsch}} Luxembourgish Wäsch, {{cog|wym|weś}} Vilamovian weś, {{cog|nl|was}} Dutch was, {{m+|goh|wasca}} Old High German wasca, {{surface analysis|de|waschen|-e|t1=to wash}} By surface analysis, waschen (“to wash”) + -e Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Wäsche f (genitive Wäsche, plural Wäschen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Wäsche [genitive], Wäschen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Wäsche [nominative, singular], Wäschen [definite, nominative, plural], Wäsche [genitive, singular], Wäschen [definite, genitive, plural], Wäsche [dative, singular], Wäschen [dative, definite, plural], Wäsche [accusative, singular], Wäschen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. wash, washing, laundry (the act of cleaning with water; an instance thereof) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Wäsche-de-noun--m7A~In4 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -e, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 52 22 26 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -e: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 23 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 18 22
  2. laundry (clothes that have been or are to be washed) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Wäsche-de-noun-T7iihgnp Categories (other): German terms suffixed with -e Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -e: 38 29 33
  3. (by extension) clothes, especially underwear Tags: broadly, feminine Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-Wäsche-de-noun-qwK~RGbk Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 42 57 Categories (other): German terms suffixed with -e Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -e: 38 29 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Wäschebeutel, Wäscheleine, Wäscheklammer, Wäschekorb, Wäschesack, Wäscheständer, Wäschetonne, Wäschetrockner, Wäschetrocknung, Autowäsche, Reizwäsche, Geldwäsche, Gehirnwäsche, Körperwäsche, Unterwäsche, Unterbodenwäsche, Wagenwäsche, schmutzige Wäsche waschen, dreckige Wäsche raushängen

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wäschebeutel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wäscheklammer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wäschekorb"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wäschesack"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wäscheständer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wäschetonne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wäschetrockner"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wäschetrocknung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Autowäsche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Reizwäsche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Geldwäsche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Gehirnwäsche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Körperwäsche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Unterwäsche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Unterbodenwäsche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wagenwäsche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "schmutzige Wäsche waschen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "dreckige Wäsche raushängen"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*waski ~ *waskiju"
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        "2": "weś"
      },
      "expansion": "Vilamovian weś",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "was"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch was",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wasca",
      "name": "m+"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "waschen",
        "3": "-e",
        "t1": "to wash"
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      "form": "Wäsche",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Wäschen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wäsche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wäschen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Wäsche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Wäschen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Wäsche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wäschen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wäsche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wäschen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "52 22 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "38 29 33",
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          "name": "German terms suffixed with -e",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 23 28",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "60 18 22",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "english": "After washing I need to iron my shirts.",
          "text": "Nach der Wäsche muss ich meine Hemden bügeln.",
          "type": "example"
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        "wash, washing, laundry (the act of cleaning with water; an instance thereof)"
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          "wash"
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        [
          "washing",
          "washing"
        ],
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          "laundry",
          "laundry"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "38 29 33",
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          "name": "German terms suffixed with -e",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Could you remove the laundry from the machine?",
          "text": "Kannst du die Wäsche aus der Maschine holen?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "laundry",
          "laundry"
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        },
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          "langcode": "de",
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          "orig": "de:Clothing",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "If you pack so many books, there won’t be any space left for your clothes.",
          "text": "Wenn du so viel Bücher einpackst, bleibt gar kein Platz mehr für deine Wäsche.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clothes, especially underwear"
      ],
      "id": "en-Wäsche-de-noun-qwK~RGbk",
      "links": [
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          "clothes",
          "clothes"
        ],
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          "underwear",
          "underwear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) clothes, especially underwear"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈvɛʃə/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛʃə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wäsche"
}
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    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms suffixed with -e",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:German/ɛʃə",
    "Rhymes:German/ɛʃə/2 syllables",
    "de:Clothing"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Wäschebeutel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wäscheleine"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wäscheklammer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wäschekorb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wäschesack"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wäscheständer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wäschetonne"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wäschetrockner"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wäschetrocknung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Autowäsche"
    },
    {
      "word": "Reizwäsche"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geldwäsche"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gehirnwäsche"
    },
    {
      "word": "Körperwäsche"
    },
    {
      "word": "Unterwäsche"
    },
    {
      "word": "Unterbodenwäsche"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wagenwäsche"
    },
    {
      "word": "schmutzige Wäsche waschen"
    },
    {
      "word": "dreckige Wäsche raushängen"
    }
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        "1": "de",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Vilamovian weś",
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        "1": "nl",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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        "t1": "to wash"
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    {
      "form": "Wäsche",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wäschen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Wäsche",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wäschen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "Wäsche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Wäschen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wäsche",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wäschen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wäsche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wäschen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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        "plural"
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    }
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      },
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    }
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      "args": {
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "After washing I need to iron my shirts.",
          "text": "Nach der Wäsche muss ich meine Hemden bügeln.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "wash, washing, laundry (the act of cleaning with water; an instance thereof)"
      ],
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          "wash",
          "wash"
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        [
          "washing",
          "washing"
        ],
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          "laundry",
          "laundry"
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      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
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      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Could you remove the laundry from the machine?",
          "text": "Kannst du die Wäsche aus der Maschine holen?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "laundry (clothes that have been or are to be washed)"
      ],
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          "laundry",
          "laundry"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "If you pack so many books, there won’t be any space left for your clothes.",
          "text": "Wenn du so viel Bücher einpackst, bleibt gar kein Platz mehr für deine Wäsche.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clothes, especially underwear"
      ],
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          "clothes",
          "clothes"
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          "underwear",
          "underwear"
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        "(by extension) clothes, especially underwear"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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  ],
  "word": "Wäsche"
}

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