såpa

See also: sapa and ṣáapa

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• såpen

Noun

såpa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of såpe

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

såpa f

1. definite singular of såpe

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Swedish

Etymology

From late Old Norse sápa, from Old English sāpe, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ.

Noun

såpa c

1. soft soap; a kind of thick, liquid soap, made from potassium esters of fatty acids

Declension

Declension of såpa
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	såpa	såpan	såpor	såporna
Genitive	såpas	såpans	såpors	såpornas

Derived terms

• såpopera

Descendants

• → Finnish: suopa, soopa

Verb

såpa (present såpar, preterite såpade, supine såpat, imperative såpa)

1. to wash a surface with soft soap (possibly dissolved in water), making it very slippery