Wanne
See also: wanne
German
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German wanne, from Old High German wanna, from Latin vannus, from Proto-Italic *watnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvanə/
Audio (Austria) (file) - Rhymes: -anə
Noun
Wanne f (genitive Wanne, plural Wannen)
- tub; flat-bottomed vessel
- for bathing or washing
- Synonym: Zuber
- for technical uses, especially to collect or hold liquids
- (regional, southern) for kitchen use
- Synonyms: Bottich, Dose, Schüssel
- for bathing or washing
- (military) Clipping of Panzerwanne.
- (historical) winnowing basket
- Synonyms: Worfel, Kornschwinge
- (slang) police van
- 1995, “Vater will uns sehen”, in Männer können seine Gefühle nicht zeigen, performed by Fischmob:
- Ich guck' in den Spiegel und ich faß' es nicht: / Hinter mir 'ne Wanne mit Blaulicht
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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Declension
Declension of Wanne [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Wanne | die | Wannen |
genitive | einer | der | Wanne | der | Wannen |
dative | einer | der | Wanne | den | Wannen |
accusative | eine | die | Wanne | die | Wannen |
Derived terms
- Badewanne
- Ölwanne
- Panzerwanne
Descendants
- → Estonian: vann
- → Polish: wanna
- → Russian: ва́нна (vánna) (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- “Wanne” in Duden online
- “Wanne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache