Waschküche
German
Etymology
From waschen (“to wash, to launder”) + Küche (“kitchen”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaʃˌkʏçə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Wasch‧kü‧che
Noun
Waschküche f (genitive Waschküche, plural Waschküchen)
- laundry (private or semi-public room where people launder their clothes, e.g. in a private house or a block of flats); scullery
- Synonym: (ambiguous) Waschraum
Declension
Declension of Waschküche [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Waschküche | die | Waschküchen |
| genitive | einer | der | Waschküche | der | Waschküchen |
| dative | einer | der | Waschküche | den | Waschküchen |
| accusative | eine | die | Waschküche | die | Waschküchen |
Descendants
- → Silesian: waszkuchnia (partial calque)