þváttr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þwahtuz, from the root of the verb þvá.

Pronunciation

(9th century West Norse) IPA^(key): /θwɒːtːɹ̝/
(13th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈθvɒːtːr̩/

Noun

þváttr m (genitive þváttar, dative þvætti, plural þvættir)

the act of washing, laundry, washing

Declension

Declension of þváttr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þváttr	þváttrinn	þvættir	þvættirnir
accusative	þvátt	þváttinn	þváttu	þváttuna
dative	þvætti	þvættinum	þváttum	þváttunum
genitive	þváttar	þváttarins	þvátta	þváttanna

Descendants

Icelandic: þvottur
Faroese: tváttur
Norwegian Bokmål: tvett
Old Swedish: þvǣtter
- Swedish: tvätt
Danish: tvæt

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