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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sopbil	sopbils
	definite	sopbilen	sopbilens
plural	indefinite	sopbilar	sopbilars
	definite	sopbilarna	sopbilarnas

References

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