Lavatory

English

Etymology

From Latin as if *lavatorius < Late Latin lavator (“‘a clothes washer’”) < lavō (“‘wash’”); see lave.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈlæv.ə.tri/, /ˈlæv.ə.təɹ.i/
• (US) IPA: /ˈlæv.ə.tɔɹ.i/

Noun

Singular Lavatory

Plural lavatories

Lavatory (lavatories)

1. A bathroom; a washroom.
2. (British, Australian) A toilet.

Translations

bathroom

Finnish: kylpyhuone fi(fi)

toilet

Bulgarian: нужник bg(bg) (núžnik) m., клозет bg(bg) (klozét) m. Czech: záchod cs(cs) m., WC cs(cs) Finnish: vessa (colloquial), WC

German: Wasserklosett de(de) n. Russian: уборная ru(ru) (ubórnaja) f.

External links

• Lavatory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Lavatory in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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