þvottasnúra

Icelandic

Etymology

From þvotta (“of laundry, of washings”, genitive plural of þvottur (“laundry, a washing”)) +‎ snúra (“a chord, a line, a clothesline”).

Noun

þvottasnúra f (genitive singular þvottasnúru, nominative plural þvottasnúrur)

1. a clothesline

   Strengdu þvottasnúruna. ― Pull the clothesline taut.

   Synonym: snúra