"Waschbrett" meaning in German

See Waschbrett in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈvaʃˌbʁɛt] Audio: De-Waschbrett.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: waschen (“to wash”) + Brett (“board”) Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|waschen<t:to wash>|Brett<t:board>}} [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" }, { "gloss" : "board", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Brett", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Waschbrett", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Waschbrett">, {{compound|de|waschen|Brett|t1=to wash|t2=board}} waschen (“to wash”) + Brett (“board”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,er}} Waschbrett n (strong, genitive Waschbrettes or Waschbretts, plural Waschbretter) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,er}} Forms: Waschbrettes [genitive], Waschbretts [genitive], Waschbretter [plural], strong [table-tags], Waschbrett [nominative, singular], Waschbretter [definite, nominative, plural], Waschbrettes [genitive, singular], Waschbretts [genitive, singular], Waschbretter [definite, genitive, plural], Waschbrett [dative, singular], Waschbrette [dative, singular], Waschbrettern [dative, definite, plural], Waschbrett [accusative, singular], Waschbretter [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (laundry or music) washboard Tags: neuter, strong Derived forms: Waschbrettbauch

Inflected forms

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    ],
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      "name": "ety"
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      "form": "strong",
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      ]
    },
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    {
      "form": "Waschbrettern",
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        "plural"
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    },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang": "German",
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    },
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    }
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}

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