tvätta

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse þváttr, from Proto-Germanic *þwahtuz, from the root of the verb þvá. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtvɛtːˌa/ === Verb === tvätta (present tvättar, preterite tvättade, supine tvättat, imperative tvätta) (sometimes with av (“off”)) to wash, to clean (clean with water (or another solvent, and often soap or detergent) – normally not of washing dishes, see usage notes) to launder (sometimes with av (“off”), reflexive) to wash, to clean (oneself) to launder (money) ==== Usage notes ==== Tvätta can be used whenever something is cleaned with water (or another solvent), with one exception: Diska is used for washing dishes. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== kemtvätta (“dry clean”) handtvätta tvättmaskin (“washing machine”) tvättmedel (“detergent”) ==== Related terms ==== tvaga tvagning två tvätt ==== See also ==== diska rengöra (“clean”) spola stryka (“iron”) städa (“clean, tidy”) === References === “tvätta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “tvätta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “tvätta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)