dusch

See also: Dusch

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

dusch

1. singular imperative of duschen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of duschen

Lower Sorbian

Verb

dusch impf

1. Obsolete spelling of duś.

Swedish

Etymology

According to SAOB and NE: From French douche, from Italian doccia, from Latin ductus, from dūcō (“I lead”), from Proto-Italic *doukō, from Proto-Indo-European *déwkti, from the root *dewk-.

According to Svetym: From French douche, from doucher, from Vulgar Latin *ductiō, from Latin ductus, from dūcō (“I lead”), from Proto-Italic *doukō, from Proto-Indo-European *déwkti, from the root *dewk-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɵɧː/
  • (Central Sweden) IPA^(key): [dɵʂː]

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Noun

dusch c

1. a shower ((location with) water-spraying device)
2. a shower (instance of showering)

Declension

Declension of dusch
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dusch	duschen	duschar	duscharna
Genitive	duschs	duschens	duschars	duscharnas

Derived terms

• duschmunstycke
• duschdraperi
• kalldusch
• duschhörna

Related terms

• duscha
• duschning

References

• dusch in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• dusch in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
• dusch in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)