Waschbrett

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvaʃˌbʁɛt]

Noun

Waschbrett n (genitive Waschbrettes or Waschbretts, plural Waschbretter)

(laundry or music) washboard

Declension

Declension of Waschbrett

	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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