þvottur

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse þváttr, from Proto-Germanic *þwahtuz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθvɔhtʏr/ Rhymes: -ɔhtʏr === Noun === þvottur m (genitive singular þvotts or þvottar, 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) ==== Usage notes ==== The regional dative singular þvætti is preserved from the original declension of this word in Old Norse (þváttr) which belonged to the masculine strong u-stem third declension (in the same manner as máttur, sláttur, þáttur, etc.). It is now normatively in the first declension after the change of -vá- to -vo-. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== References ==== Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “þvottur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “þvottur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið “þvottur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)