diskvatten

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish diskavatn. By surface analysis, disk (“dirty dishes”) +‎ vatten (“water”). First attested in 1623.[1]

Noun

diskvatten n (uncountable)

  1. dishwater

Declension
Declension of diskvatten 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative diskvatten diskvattnet — —
Genitive diskvattens diskvattnets — —

References
  1. diskvatten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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