såpa
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From late Old Norse sápa, from Old English sāpe, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ.
NounEdit
såpa c
- soft soap; a kind of thick, liquid soap, made from potassium esters of fatty acids
DeclensionEdit
Declension of såpa | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | såpa | såpan | såpor | såporna |
Genitive | såpas | såpans | såpors | såpornas |
Derived termsEdit
VerbEdit
såpa (present såpar, preterite såpade, supine såpat, imperative såpa)
- to wash a surface with soft soap (possibly dissolved in water), making it very slippery