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German
Etymology
From Middle High German , from Old High German wesca. Cognate with Vilamovian weś. Ultimately from the root of waschen (“to wash”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Wäsche f (genitive Wäsche, plural Wäschen)
- clothes, especially underwear
- laundry
- washing
Declension
Derived terms
- Wäschebeutel, Wäscheleine, Wäscheklammer, Wäschekorb, Wäschesack, Wäscheständer, Wäschetonne, Wäschetrocknung
- Reizwäsche, Gehirnwäsche, Körperwäsche, Unterwäsche, Unterbodenwäsche, Wagenwäsche
Further reading
- “Wäsche” in Duden online
- “Wäsche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache