wc

See also: WC, w/c, and w.-c.

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

Declension of wc

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	wc	wc'et	wc'er	wc'erne
genitive	wc's	wc'ets	wc'ers	wc'ernes

Dutch

Etymology

From English WC, an initialism for water closet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋeːˈseː/

• Audio:

  (file)

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

Declension of wc
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	wc	wc:t	wc, wc:n	wc:na
Genitive	wc:s	wc:ts	wc:s, wc:ns	wc:nas

Declension of wc
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	wc	wc:n	wc, wc:n, wc:ar	wc:arna
Genitive	wc:s	wc:ns	wc:s, wc:ns, wc:ars	wc:arnas

Derived terms

• rullstolswc (“wheelchair WC”)

References

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