WC
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdʌbəlju ˈsiː/Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#WC
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#WCAudio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
WC (plural WCs)Category:English lemmas#WCCategory:English nouns#WCCategory:English countable nouns#WCCategory:English words spelled without vowels#WCCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#WCCategory:Pages with entries#WCCategory:Pages with 10 entries#WC
- Category:en:Rooms#WCCategory:en:Toilet (room)#WC(UKCategory:British English#WC, IrelandCategory:Irish English#WC, CommonwealthCategory:Commonwealth English#WC) Initialism of water closetCategory:English initialisms#WC: a lavatory; a toilet.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:toilet, Thesaurus:bathroom
- 1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 54:
- In the summer of 1877, a gentleman with whom I was well acquainted, took lodgings in Preston-street, Brighton. The morning after his arrival, he found in the W.C. some leaves of an old black-letter book.Category:English terms with quotations#WC
- (proofreading) Initialism of word choiceCategory:English initialisms#WC.
- (sportsCategory:en:Sports#WC) Abbreviation of world championshipCategory:English abbreviations#WC.
- (sportsCategory:en:Sports#WC) Abbreviation of world cupCategory:English abbreviations#WC.
- (in personal ads) Initialism of white coupleCategory:English initialisms#WC.
- Hyponym: MWC
- (strategy gamingCategory:en:Gaming#WC) Initialism of world conquestCategory:English initialisms#WC.
Descendants
(water closet):
Translations
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
WC n (indeclinable)Category:Czech lemmas#WCCategory:Czech nouns#WCCategory:Czech indeclinable nouns#WCCategory:Czech words spelled without vowels#WCCategory:Czech terms spelled with W#WCCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#WCCategory:Czech neuter nouns#WCCategory:Pages with entries#WCCategory:Pages with 10 entries#WC
Further reading
- “WC”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈveːtseː/Category:Estonian terms with IPA pronunciation#WC
Noun
WC (genitive WC, partitive WC-d)Category:Estonian lemmas#WCCategory:Estonian nouns#WCCategory:Estonian terms spelled with W#WCCategory:Estonian terms spelled with C#WCCategory:Estonian entries with incorrect language header#WCCategory:Pages with entries#WCCategory:Pages with 10 entries#WC
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | WC | WC-d |
| genitive | WC | WC-de |
| partitive | WC-d | WC-sid |
| illative | WC-sse | WC-desse |
| inessive | WC-s | WC-des |
| elative | WC-st | WC-dest |
| allative | WC-le | WC-dele |
| adessive | WC-l | WC-del |
| ablative | WC-lt | WC-delt |
| translative | WC-ks | WC-deks |
| terminative | WC-ni | WC-deni |
| essive | WC-na | WC-dena |
| abessive | WC-ta | WC-deta |
| comitative | WC-ga | WC-dega |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | WC | WC'd |
| genitive | WC | WC'de |
| partitive | WC'd | WC'sid |
| illative | WC'sse | WC'desse |
| inessive | WC's | WC'des |
| elative | WC'st | WC'dest |
| allative | WC'le | WC'dele |
| adessive | WC'l | WC'del |
| ablative | WC'lt | WC'delt |
| translative | WC'ks | WC'deks |
| terminative | WC'ni | WC'deni |
| essive | WC'na | WC'dena |
| abessive | WC'ta | WC'deta |
| comitative | WC'ga | WC'dega |
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Finnish terms borrowed from English#WCCategory:Finnish terms derived from English#WC WC.
Pronunciation
Noun
WCCategory:Finnish lemmas#WCCategory:Finnish nouns#WCCategory:Finnish terms spelled with W#WCCategory:Finnish terms spelled with C#WCCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#WCCategory:Pages with entries#WCCategory:Pages with 10 entries#WC
Declension
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Synonyms
- käymälä
- toiletti
- (men's) miestenhuone
- (women's) naistenhuone
- (dated) klosetti
- (colloquial) vessa
- (colloquial) veski
- (colloquial) hyyskä
Derived terms
Further reading
- “WC”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023
French
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:French terms borrowed from English#WCCategory:French terms derived from English#WC.
Pronunciation
Noun
WC m pl (plural only)Category:French lemmas#WCCategory:French nouns#WCCategory:French terms spelled with W#WCCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#WCCategory:French masculine nouns#WCCategory:French pluralia tantum#WCCategory:Pages with entries#WCCategory:Pages with 10 entries#WC
- (plural onlyCategory:French pluralia tantum#WC) WC (toilets)
Related terms
German
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:German terms borrowed from English#WCCategory:German terms derived from English#WC WC.
Pronunciation
Noun
WC n (strong, genitive WCs, plural WCs)Category:German lemmas#WCCategory:German nouns#WCCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#WCCategory:German neuter nouns#WCCategory:Pages with entries#WCCategory:Pages with 10 entries#WC
- WC (water closet)
- Synonyms: Toilette, Klo, Wasserklosett
Declension
Further reading
Hungarian
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Hungarian terms derived from English#WC WC.
Pronunciation
Noun
WC (plural WC-k)Category:Hungarian lemmas#WCCategory:Hungarian nouns#WCCategory:Hungarian entries with incorrect language header#WCCategory:Pages with entries#WCCategory:Pages with 10 entries#WC
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | WC | WC-k |
| accusative | WC-t | WC-ket |
| dative | WC-nek | WC-knek |
| instrumental | WC-vel | WC-kkel |
| causal-final | WC-ért | WC-kért |
| translative | WC-vé | WC-kké |
| terminative | WC-ig | WC-kig |
| essive-formal | WC-ként | WC-kként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | WC-ben | WC-kben |
| superessive | WC-n | WC-ken |
| adessive | WC-nél | WC-knél |
| illative | WC-be | WC-kbe |
| sublative | WC-re | WC-kre |
| allative | WC-hez | WC-khez |
| elative | WC-ből | WC-kből |
| delative | WC-ről | WC-kről |
| ablative | WC-től | WC-ktől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
WC-é | WC-ké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
WC-éi | WC-kéi |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Category:Hungarian initialisms#WC Category:hu:Rooms#WCCategory:hu:Hygiene#WCNorwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from English#WCCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from English#WC WC, an initialism for water closet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²veːsə/, /vəˈseː/Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation#WC
Noun
WC m or n (definite singular WCen or WCet, indefinite plural WCar or WC, definite plural WCane or WCa)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#WCCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#WCCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms spelled with W#WCCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms spelled with C#WCCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#WCCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#WCCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns#WCCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns with multiple genders#WCCategory:Pages with entries#WCCategory:Pages with 10 entries#WC
- WC; water closet (room containing a toilet, especially one in a commercial establishment)
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from EnglishCategory:Polish terms borrowed from English#WCCategory:Polish orthographic borrowings from English#WCCategory:Polish terms derived from English#WC WC.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vuˈt͡sɛ/Category:Polish 2-syllable words#WCCategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#WC
Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation#WCAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɛ#WCCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɛ/2 syllables#WC
- Syllabification: W‧C
- Homophones: w.c., wc, wuceCategory:Polish terms with homophones#WC
Noun
WC n (indeclinable)Category:Polish lemmas#WCCategory:Polish nouns#WCCategory:Polish indeclinable nouns#WCCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#WCCategory:Polish neuter nouns#WCCategory:Pages with entries#WCCategory:Pages with 10 entries#WC
- lavatory, loo, toilet, water closet, WC
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ubikacja
Further reading
- WC in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- WC in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from English#WCCategory:Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English#WCCategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#WC WC.
Noun
WC m (plural WCs)Category:Portuguese lemmas#WCCategory:Portuguese nouns#WCCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#WCCategory:Portuguese terms spelled with W#WCCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#WCCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#WCCategory:Pages with entries#WCCategory:Pages with 10 entries#WC
- WC; water closet (room containing a toilet, especially one in a commercial establishment)
- Synonym: banheiro
Further reading
- “WC”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026