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
edittvål c
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
editReferences
edit- tvål in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Further reading
edit- tvål in Svensk ordbok.
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Swedish/oːl
- Rhymes:Swedish/oːl/1 syllable
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
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