wc

English Online Dictionary. What means wc‎? What does wc mean?

English

Noun

wc

1. (proofreading) Initialism of word choice.

Pronoun

wc

1. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of which.

Anagrams

• C&W, CW, c/w

Danish

Etymology

From English WC, an initialism for water closet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veːseː/, [ˈveːˀˌseːˀ]

Noun

wc n (singular definite wc'et, plural indefinite wc'er)

1. toilet (bathroom with toilet)
2. water closet

Inflection

Dutch

Etymology

From English WC, an initialism for water closet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋeːˈseː/

Noun

wc m (plural wc's, diminutive wc'tje n)

1. toilet (bathroom with toilet)
2. water closet

Synonyms

• plee
• toilet

Derived terms

• wc-borstel
• wc-bril
• wc-papier
• wc-pot
• wc-rol

Descendants

• → Aukan: weisei
• → Caribbean Hindustani: wc
• → Saramaccan: wéésée

Swedish

Noun

wc n or c

1. Alternative form of vattenklosett (“flush toilet”)

   Synonyms: toalettstol, toalett, (colloquial) toa

2. a bathroom (with a toilet)

   Synonyms: toalett, (colloquial) toa, (colloquial) dass, (colloquial) skithus

Usage notes

Only neuter gender appears in sources, but common gender seems to be more common in practice on Google.

Declension

Derived terms

• rullstolswc (“wheelchair WC”)

References

• wc in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• wc in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• wc in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)