tvål

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Swedish

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flytande tvål

Etymology

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

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  • Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

tvål c

  1. 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
  2. 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

Declension of tvål
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tvål tvåls
definite tvålen tvålens
plural indefinite tvålar tvålars
definite tvålarna tvålarnas

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References

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