wc
English
Noun
wc
Pronoun
wc
- (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of which.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From English WC, an initialism for water closet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /veːseː/, [ˈveːˀˌseːˀ]
Noun
wc n (singular definite wc'et, plural indefinite wc'er)
- toilet (bathroom with toilet)
- water closet
Inflection
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | wc | wc'et | wc'er | wc'erne |
| genitive | wc's | wc'ets | wc'ers | wc'ernes |
Dutch
Etymology
From English WC, an initialism for water closet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋeːˈseː/
Audio: (file)
Noun
wc m (plural wc's, diminutive wc'tje n)
- toilet (bathroom with toilet)
- water closet
Synonyms
Derived terms
- wc-borstel
- wc-bril
- wc-papier
- wc-pot
- wc-rol
Descendants
- → Aukan: weisei
- → Caribbean Hindustani: wc
- → Saramaccan: wéésée
Swedish
Noun
wc n or c
- alternative form of vattenklosett (“flush toilet”)
- Synonyms: toalettstol, toalett, (colloquial) toa
- a bathroom (with a toilet)
Usage notes
Only neuter gender appears in sources, but common gender seems to be more common in practice on Google.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | wc | wc:s |
| definite | wc:t | wc:ts | |
| plural | indefinite | wc, wc:n | wc:s, wc:ns |
| definite | wc:na | wc:nas |
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | wc | wc:s |
| definite | wc:n | wc:ns | |
| plural | indefinite | wc, wc:n, wc:ar | wc:s, wc:ns, wc:ars |
| definite | wc:arna | wc:arnas |
Derived terms
- rullstolswc (“wheelchair WC”)