sopbil

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of sopa (“garbage”) +‎ bil (“car”). Attested since 1920.

Nonstandard sense from sopa (“sweep”) +‎ bil (“car”).

Noun

sopbil c

1. (vehicles) a garbage truck, waste collection vehicle
2. Nonstandard form of städbil (“street sweeper truck”).

Declension

Declension of sopbil
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sopbil	sopbilen	sopbilar	sopbilarna
Genitive	sopbils	sopbilens	sopbilars	sopbilarnas

References

• sopbil in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sopbil in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)