Lavabo
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German
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Alemannic German Lavabo, itself borrowed from French lavabo.
Pronunciation
Noun
Lavabo n (strong, genitive Lavabos or Lavabo, plural Lavabos)
- (Switzerland) sink, washbasin
- Synonym: Waschbecken
Declension
Declension of Lavabo
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Latin lavābō (“I will wash”), lavāre, the first word of psalm 26,6.
Pronunciation
Noun
Lavabo n (strong, genitive Lavabos or Lavabo, plural Lavabos)
- (Christianity) lavabo (liturgical handwashing)
- (Christianity) lavabo (washbasin used for such handwashing)
Declension
Declension of Lavabo
Further reading
Lavabo on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Lavabo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Lavabo” in Duden online
- “Lavabo” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Luxembourgish
Noun
Lavabo m (plural Lavaboen)