Toilette

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See also: toilette and toiletté

German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French toilette, ca. 1700.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /to̯aˈlɛtə/, [tɔˈlɛ.tə], [to-], [to.aˈlɛ.tə], [tʋa-]
  • IPA(key): /tɔʏ̯ˈlɛtə/ (alternatively in southern Germany and Austria)
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Noun[edit]

Toilette f (genitive Toilette, plural Toiletten)

  1. toilet
    Synonyms: WC, (informal) Klo
  2. (dated, higher register) toilette (one's style of dressing; grooming)

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: tualett
  • Hungarian: toalett

Further reading[edit]

  • Toilette” in Duden online
  • Toilette” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache