lavement
English
Etymology
From French lavement, from laver (“to wash”).
Noun
lavement (plural lavements)
- A washing or bathing.
- 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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Dutch
Alternative forms
- lavament (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lavament. Borrowed from Old French or Latin. Ultimately from Latin lavare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaː.vəˌmɛnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: la‧ve‧ment
Noun
lavement n (plural lavementen, diminutive lavementje n)
- washing, wash
- lavement, enema, clyster
Synonyms
- klysma
Derived terms
- lavementspuit
French
Etymology
laver + -ment
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lav.mɑ̃/
Audio (file)
Noun
lavement m (plural lavements)
- wash; washing
- enema
Derived terms
- poire à lavement
Further reading
- “lavement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
laver (“to wash”) + -ment
Noun
lavement m (plural lavements)
- (Jersey) enema
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French lavement.
Noun
lavement n (uncountable)
- (dated) enema
Declension
declension of lavement (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) lavement | lavementul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) lavement | lavementului |
| vocative | lavementule | |
References
- lavement in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN