washtub

See also: wash tub

English

Alternative forms

• wash tub

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti

Proto-Germanic *waskaną

Proto-West Germanic *waskan

Old English wascan

Middle English wasshen

English wash

English tub

English washtub

From wash + tub.

Noun

washtub (plural washtubs)

1. A tub used for washing clothes.

Derived terms

• washtub bass

Translations

tub used for washing clothes

• Arabic:

  Egyptian Arabic: طشت m (ṭešt), طشوته pl (ṭošóta)

• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܥܪܒܐ f

• Asturian: cofaina f, batea f, palancana f
• Bulgarian: корито (bg) n (korito)
• Catalan: bugader (ca) m
• Crimean Tatar: eleken
• Czech: necky (cs) f pl, lavor m, škopek (cs) m
• Esperanto: lavokuvo
• Finnish: pesusoikko
• French: baquet (fr) m, lessiveuse (fr) f
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: πλυνός m (plunós)

• Indonesian: bak cuci, bak basuh, baskom (id)
• Ingrian: lahantka
• Irish: tobán níocháin m, leastar m
• Italian: tinozza (it)
• Polabian: balajă f
• Polish: balia (pl) f
• Russian: ша́йка (ru) f (šájka)
• Spanish: palangana (es) f