þváttr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *þwahtuz, from the root of the verb þvá.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (9th century West Norse) IPA(key): /θwɒːtːɹ̝/
  • (13th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈθvɒːtːr̩/

Noun[edit]

þváttr m (genitive þváttar, dative þvætti, plural þvættir)

  1. the act of washing, laundry, washing

Declension[edit]

  Declension of þváttr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þváttr þváttrinn þvættir þvættirnir
accusative þvátt þváttinn þváttu þváttuna
dative þvætti þvættinum þváttum þváttunum
genitive þváttar þváttarins þvátta þváttanna

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: þvottur
  • Faroese: tváttur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tvett
  • Old Swedish: þvǣtter
  • Danish: tvæt
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