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Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German wascan, waskan, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną. Cognate with German waschen, English wash, Swedish vaska.
Verb
wäsche
- (Uri) to wash
References
Central Franconian
Etymology
From Old High German wascan, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną. Secondary umlaut caused by the following palatal is found throughout western dialects of High German; compare Central Franconian Bösch, Fläsch, Frösch etc.
Pronunciation
Verb
wäsche (third-person singular present wäsch or wäscht or wisch or wischt, preterite woosch, past participle jewäsche or gewäsche or gewäsch or gewäscht)
- (most dialects) to wash
Usage notes
- The present conjugation with -i- was originally predominant, but is now dated in many dialects.