"WC" meaning in German

See WC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ve(ː)ˈtseː/ Audio: De-WC.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from English WC. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|en|WC|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English WC, {{bor+|de|en|WC}} Borrowed from English WC Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,s}} WC n (strong, genitive WCs, plural WCs) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,,s}} Forms: WCs [genitive], WCs [plural], strong [table-tags], WC [nominative, singular], WCs [definite, nominative, plural], WCs [genitive, singular], WCs [definite, genitive, plural], WC [dative, singular], WCs [dative, definite, plural], WC [accusative, singular], WCs [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. WC (water closet) Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Toilette, Klo, Wasserklosett
    Sense id: en-WC-de-noun-Wpp2DMaM Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for WC meaning in German (2.3kB)

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