Wäschekorb

German

Etymology

From Wäsche (“clothes, laundry”) +‎ Korb (“basket”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛʃəˌkɔʁp/
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Noun

Wäschekorb m (strong, genitive Wäschekorbes or Wäschekorbs, plural Wäschekörbe)

  1. laundry basket, clothes hamper, laundry bin (container for holding and transporting clothing before and after being laundered)
    Synonym: Wäschetonne

Declension

Declension of Wäschekorb [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wäschekorb die Wäschekörbe
genitive eines des Wäschekorbes, Wäschekorbs der Wäschekörbe
dative einem dem Wäschekorb, Wäschekorbe1 den Wäschekörben
accusative einen den Wäschekorb die Wäschekörbe

1Now rare, see notes.

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