From Old Norse þváttr, from Proto-Germanic *þwahtuz.
þvottur m (genitive singular þvottar or þvotts, nominative plural þvottar)
Declension of þvottur | ||||
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m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | þvottur | þvotturinn | þvottar | þvottarnir |
accusative | þvott | þvottinn | þvotta | þvottana |
dative | þvotti | þvottinum | þvottum | þvottunum |
genitive | þvotts / þvottar | þvottsins / þvottarins | þvotta | þvottanna |
Note: The original declension of this word in Old Norse (þváttr) was the masculine strong u-stem third declension (in the same manner as máttur, sláttur, þáttur, etc.), but changed to the first declension after the change of -vá- to -vo-.