Wanne
See also: wanne
German edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle High German wanne, from Old High German wanna, from Latin vannus, from Proto-Italic *watnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Wanne f (genitive Wanne, plural Wannen)
- tub; flat-bottomed vessel
- (military) Clipping of Panzerwanne.
- (historical) winnowing basket
- Synonyms: Worfel, Kornschwinge
- (slang) police van
- 1995, “Vater will uns sehen”, in Männer können seine Gefühle nicht zeigen, performed by Fischmob:
- Ich guck' in den Spiegel und ich faß' es nicht: / Hinter mir 'ne Wanne mit Blaulicht
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension edit
Declension of Wanne [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Estonian: vann
- → Latvian: vanna
- → Polish: wanna
- → Russian: ва́нна (vánna) (see there for further descendants)