þvottur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse þváttr, from Proto-Germanic *þwahtuz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθvɔhtʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɔhtʏr
Noun
þvottur m (genitive singular þvottar or þvotts, nominative plural þvottar)
- wash, washing (the act of washing, generally)
- (specifically) laundry (the act of washing clothes)
- laundry (clothes about to be, being, or newly washed)
Declension
declension of þvottur
| 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-.
Derived terms
- heilaþvottur
- hengja upp þvott
- þvottahús
- þvottakona
- þvottasnúra
- þvo þvott