savon

See also: Savon

Esperanto

Noun

savon

  1. accusative singular of savo

Finnish

Noun

savon

  1. genitive singular of savo

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French savon, from Old French savon (soap), from Latin sāpōnem (soap), from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ (soap), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (to pour out, drip, strain, trickle). Cognate with Old English sāpe (soap). More at soap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.vɔ̃/
  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃
  • (file)

Noun

savon m (plural savons)

  1. soap

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Hebrew: סבון (sabón)
  • Malagasy: savony
  • Koyraboro Senni: saafun
  • Vietnamese: xà phòng, xà bông
  • Tai Dam: ꪎꪱꪡ꫁ꪮꪉ
  • Wolof: saabu
  • Zarma: saafun

Further reading

Anagrams

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin sāpōnem, accusative singular of sāpō (soap), from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ (soap).

Noun

savon m

  1. soap

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to French savon, older *sapon, of West Germanic origin. More at soap.

Noun

savon

  1. soap

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sëvōn.

Noun

savon

  1. stream pool

Inflection

Odd, vv-v gradation
Nominative savon
Genitive savvuna
Singular Plural
Nominative savon savvuna
Accusative savvunav savvunijt
Genitive savvuna savvunij
Illative savvunij savvunijda
Inessive savvunin savvunijn
Elative savvunis savvunijs
Comitative savvunijn savvunij
Abessive savvunadagá
savvunadagi
savvunijdagá
savvunijdagi
Essive savon
savvunin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person savvunim
savvunam
savvunimme savvunimme
2nd person savvunit
savvunat
savvunihtte savvunihtte
3rd person savvunis savvuniska savvunisá

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norman

Etymology

From Old French savon (soap), from Latin sāpōnem, accusative singular of sāpō (soap), from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ (soap), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (to pour out, drip, strain, trickle).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

savon m (plural savons)

  1. (Jersey) soap

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈvuŋ/

Noun

savon m

  1. soap

Derived terms

  • savonëtta
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