dusch

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dusch

1. singular imperative of duschen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of duschen

dusch impf

1. obsolete spelling of duś

According to SAOB and NE: From French douche, from Italian doccia, from Latin ductus, from dūcō (“I lead”), from Proto-Italic *doukō, from Proto-Indo-European *déwkti, from the root *dewk-.

According to Svetym: From French douche, from doucher, from Vulgar Latin *ductiō, from Latin ductus, from dūcō (“I lead”), from Proto-Italic *doukō, from Proto-Indo-European *déwkti, from the root *dewk-.

• IPA^(key): [dɵʂː]

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• (southern Sweden) IPA^(key): /dɵɧː/

dusch c

1. a shower ((location with) water-spraying device)

   gå in i duschen

   enter the shower

   Hon står i duschen

   She's in [is standing in] the shower

2. a shower (instance of showering)

   Han luktade illa, så han tog en dusch

   He smelled bad, so he took a shower

3. (by extension) a shower (being showered with something; material showered)

   Vi fick oss en dusch när späckhuggaren landade

   We got showered [got ourselves a shower] when the killer whale landed

• duschmunstycke
• duschdraperi
• kalldusch
• duschhörna

• duscha
• duschning

• skur

• dusch in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dusch in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dusch in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• dusch in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)