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]

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  • Rhymes: -oːl

Noun[edit]

tvål c

  1. soap

Declension[edit]

Declension of tvål 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tvål tvålen tvålar tvålarna
Genitive tvåls tvålens tvålars tvålarnas

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References[edit]

  • tvål in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Further reading[edit]

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