tvål
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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
[edit]Noun
[edit]tvål c
- 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
[edit]Declension of tvål
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]See 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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