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See also: toilette and toiletté

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French toilette, ca. 1700.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /to̯aˈlɛtə/, [tɔˈlɛ.tə], [to-], [to.aˈlɛ.tə], [tʋa-]
  • IPA(key): /tɔʏ̯ˈlɛtə/ (alternatively in southern Germany and Austria)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
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Noun

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Toilette f (genitive Toilette, plural Toiletten)

  1. toilet
    Synonyms: WC, (informal) Klo
  2. (dated, higher register) toilette (one's style of dressing; grooming)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: tualett
  • Hungarian: toalett

Further reading

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  • Toilette” in Duden online
  • Toilette” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache