såpa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sapa"
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
såpa m or f
- definite feminine singular of såpe
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
såpa f (definite singular såpa, indefinite plural såper or såpor, definite plural såpene or såpone)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of såpe (“soap”)
Noun
såpa f
- definite singular of såpe
Verb
såpa (present tense såpar, past tense såpa, past participle såpa, passive infinitive såpast, present participle såpande, imperative såpa/såp)
- to soap
References
Swedish
Etymology
From late Old Norse sápa, from Old English sāpe, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ.
Noun
såpa c
- soft soap; a kind of thick, liquid soap, made from potassium esters of fatty acids
- short for såpopera (“soap opera”), soap
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | såpa | såpas |
| definite | såpan | såpans | |
| plural | indefinite | såpor | såpors |
| definite | såporna | såpornas |
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
- tvål (“soap”)
Verb
såpa (present såpar, preterite såpade, supine såpat, imperative såpa)
- to rub with soft soap (especially to make very slippery)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | såpa | såpas | ||
| supine | såpat | såpats | ||
| imperative | såpa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | såpen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | såpar | såpade | såpas | såpades |
| ind. plural1 | såpa | såpade | såpas | såpades |
| subjunctive2 | såpe | såpade | såpes | såpades |
| present participle | såpande | |||
| past participle | såpad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.