Lavabo
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Alemannic German Lavabo, itself borrowed from French lavabo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Lavabo n (strong, genitive Lavabos or Lavabo, plural Lavabos)
- (Switzerland) sink, washbasin
- Synonym: Waschbecken
Declension edit
Declension of Lavabo [neuter, strong]
Etymology 2 edit
Learned borrowing from Latin lavābō (“I will wash”), lavāre, the first word of psalm 26,6.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Lavabo n (strong, genitive Lavabos or Lavabo, plural Lavabos)
- (Christianity) lavabo (liturgical handwashing)
- (Christianity) lavabo (washbasin used for such handwashing)
Declension edit
Declension of Lavabo [neuter, strong]
Further reading edit
- 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 edit
Noun edit
Lavabo m (plural Lavaboen)