tvål
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish thval (“soap”), from Old Norse þváll (“soap”), from Proto-Germanic *þwahlą (“bathing”). Derived from the verb två (“to wash”), from Old Norse þvá, from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną.
Pronunciation
editNoun
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- soap
- tvätta händerna med tvål och vatten
- wash one's hands with soap and water
- arbeta upp ett lödder med tvålen
- work up a lather with the soap
- flytande tvål
- liquid soap
- a bar of soap
- Det ligger en tvål på handfatet
- There is a bar of soap on the sink
- två tvålar
- two bars of soap
Declension
editDeclension of tvål | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | tvål | tvålen | tvålar | tvålarna |
Genitive | tvåls | tvålens | tvålars | tvålarnas |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
edit- såpa (“soft soap”)
References
edit- tvål in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tvål in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- tvål in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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