Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• såpen

Noun

såpa m, f

1. definite feminine singular of såpe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

såpa f

1. definite singular of såpe

Swedish

Etymology

From late Old Norse sápa, from Old English sāpe, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ.

Noun

såpa c

1. soft soap; a kind of thick, liquid soap, made from potassium esters of fatty acids

Declension

Derived terms

• såpopera

Verb

såpa ‎(present såpar, preterite såpade, supine såpat, imperative såpa)

1. to wash a surface with soft soap (possibly dissolved in water), making it very slippery