Waschbrett

German

Etymology

waschen (“to wash”) +‎ Brett (“board”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvaʃˌbʁɛt]
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Hyphenation: Wasch‧brett

Noun

Waschbrett n (strong, genitive Waschbrettes or Waschbretts, plural Waschbretter)

(laundry or music) washboard

Declension

Declension of Waschbrett [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Waschbrett	die	Waschbretter
genitive	eines	des	Waschbrettes, Waschbretts	der	Waschbretter
dative	einem	dem	Waschbrett, Waschbrette¹	den	Waschbrettern
accusative	ein	das	Waschbrett	die	Waschbretter

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Derived terms

Waschbrettbauch

Further reading

“Waschbrett” in Duden online

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