þvottur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þváttr, from Proto-Germanic *þwahtuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθvɔhtʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɔhtʏr

Noun

þvottur m (genitive singular þvotts or þvottar, nominative plural þvottar)

1. wash, washing (the act of washing, generally)
2. (specifically) laundry (the act of washing clothes)

   Það stal einhver þvottaefninu mínu og ég þarf að þvo þvott.

   Someone stole my detergent and I need to do laundry.

3. laundry (clothes about to be, being, or newly washed)

Declension

Declension of þvottur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þvottur	þvotturinn	þvottar	þvottarnir
accusative	þvott	þvottinn	þvotta	þvottana
dative	þvotti	þvottinum	þvottum	þvottunum
genitive	þvotts, þvottar	þvottsins, þvottarins	þvotta	þvottanna

Note: The original declension of this word in Old Norse (þváttr) was the masculine strong u-stem third declension (in the same manner as máttur, sláttur, þáttur, etc.), but changed to the first declension after the change of -vá- to -vo-.

Derived terms

• heilaþvottur
• hengja upp þvott
• þvo þvott
• þvottahús
• þvottakona
• þvottasnúra