lavement

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English

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Etymology

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From French lavement, from laver (to wash).

Noun

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lavement (plural lavements)

  1. A washing or bathing.
  2. A clyster.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for lavement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch lavament. Borrowed from Old French or Latin. Ultimately from Latin lavare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlaː.vəˌmɛnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: la‧ve‧ment

Noun

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lavement n (plural lavementen, diminutive lavementje n)

  1. washing, wash
  2. lavement, enema, clyster

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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French

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Etymology

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From laver +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lavement m (plural lavements)

  1. wash; washing
  2. enema

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Norman

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Etymology

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laver (to wash) +‎ -ment

Noun

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lavement m (plural lavements)

  1. (Jersey) enema

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French lavement.

Noun

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lavement n (uncountable)

  1. (dated) enema

Declension

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References

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  • lavement in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN