soap
English
/soʊp/, /səʊp/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) A substance able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning, often in the form of a solid bar or in liquid form, derived from fats or made synthetically.
- (chemistry) A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid
- Flattery or excessively complacent conversation.
- (slang) Money, specially when used as a bribe.
- (countable) A soap opera.
- (countable) A solid masonry unit or brick reduced in depth or height from standard dimensions.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sope inherited from Old English sāpe (soap, salve) inherited from *saipā inherited from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ (soap) derived from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (pour out, trickle, strain, drip, dribble, leak out, pour, leak).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*seyb-
Gloss
pour out, trickle, strain, drip, dribble, leak out, pour, leak
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bark English
- berry English
- box English
- curd English
- dish English
- fish English
- flake English
- hand English
- handsoap English
- land English
- lock English
- maker English
- making English
- nonsoap English
- nonsoapy English
- nut English
- rock English
- root English
- sand English
- sandsoap English
- soapbark English
- soapberry English
- soapbox English
- soapcurd English
- soapdish English
- soapen English
- soaper English
- soapery English
- soapfish English
- soapflake English
- soapie English
- soapily English
- soapiness English
- soapland English
- soapless English
- soaplessly English
- soaplessness English
- soaplike English
- soaplock English
- soapmaker English
- soapmaking English
- soapnut English
- soaprock English
- soaproot English
- soapstar English
- soapstock English
- soapstone English
- soapsuds English
- soaptree English
- soapweed English
- soapwood English
- soapworks English
- soapwort English
- soapy English
- star English
- stock English
- stone English
- suds English
- supersoap English
- tree English
- unsoapy English
- weed English
- wood English
- works English
- wort English
- saippua Finnish
- soopa Finnish
- suopa Finnish
- sapo Latin
- sapō Latin
- sebaceus Latin
- sebax Latin
- sebum Latin
- sābō Latin
- sāpō Latin
- sāpō, sāpōnem Latin
- sāpōne Latin
- sāpōnem Latin
- sēbum Latin
- Kernseife German
- Seife German
- Seifenblase German
- Seifenoper German
- Soap German
- sapone Italian
- sebo Italian
- sego Italian
- badzeep Dutch, Flemish
- scheerzeep Dutch, Flemish
- soap Dutch, Flemish
- zeep Dutch, Flemish
- zeep-appel Dutch, Flemish
- zeepachtig Dutch, Flemish
- zeepbak Dutch, Flemish
- zeepbel Dutch, Flemish
- zeepbes Dutch, Flemish
- zeepkist Dutch, Flemish
- zeepkruid Dutch, Flemish
- zeepnoot Dutch, Flemish
- zeepsteen Dutch, Flemish
- zepen Dutch, Flemish
- zepig Dutch, Flemish
- savon French
- soap French
- jabonar Spanish, Castilian
- jabonería Spanish, Castilian
- jabonoso Spanish, Castilian
- jabón Spanish, Castilian
- sebo Spanish, Castilian
- *seyb- Proto-Indo-European
- *seyp- Proto-Indo-European
- såpe Norwegian Bokmål
- såpeopera Norwegian Bokmål
- såpevann Norwegian Bokmål
- ensaboar Portuguese
- sabão Portuguese
- *saipǭ Proto-Germanic
- *sipōną Proto-Germanic
- dokusåpa Swedish
- såpa Swedish
- såpbubbla Swedish
- såpopera Swedish
- シャボン Japanese
- 仙人掌 Japanese
- såpe Norwegian Nynorsk
- såpeopera Norwegian Nynorsk
- sape Old English
- sāpe Old English
- sope Middle English
- sópa Irish
- sápa Old Norse
- sæbe Danish
- صَابُون Arabic
- seu Old French
- sápa Icelandic
- साबुन Hindi
- seu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- สบู่ Thai
- sabon Cebuano
- seep Middle Dutch
- seifa Old High German
- seep Afrikaans
- hársápa Faroese
- sápa Faroese
- magsabon Tagalog
- sabon Tagalog
- sabunin Tagalog
- seife Middle High German
- Seef Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ဆပ်ပြာ Burmese
- *saipā gmw-pro
- סבון Hebrew (modern)
- *sēpa Old Dutch
- sabon Old Portuguese
- sevo Old Portuguese
- চাবোন Assamese
- 雪文 Chinese
- sêpe Middle Low German
- sēpe Middle Low German
- સાબુ Gujarati
- *sēpa Old Saxon
- sēpa Old Saxon
- seu Aromanian
- साबण Marathi
- សាប៊ូ Central Khmer
- *saipā Frankish
- sjippe Western Frisian
- صابن Urdu
- joob Marshallese
- joobin Marshallese
- *sēpe Old Frisian
- Seep German Low German
- sepig German Low German
- xabon Old Spanish
- siu Sicilian
- habon Papiamentu
- sop Tok Pisin
- sopim Tok Pisin
- Seep Low German
- σαπούνιον gkm
- သပ်ႉပျႃႇ Shan
- ಸಾಬೂನು Kannada
- sabon Bikol Central
- habon Hiligaynon
- xapo Tetelcingo Nahuatl
- サフン Okinawan
- sopo Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- sabon Ilocano
- sabon Waray-Waray
- සබන් Sinhala, Sinhalese
- sabun Kavalan
- saábom Mayo
- xapo Northern Puebla Nahuatl
- 싸분 Jeju
- sabon Cuyunon
- šabut Rayón Zoque
- sabun Maguindanao
- avoóñi Northern Tepehuan
- shawona Chamicuro
- sop West Uvean
- sabun Binukid
- yööpö Ajië
- box
- nut
- tree
- wort
- sand
- weed
- wood
- suds
- bark
- rock
- dish
- fish
- land
- root
- curd
- star
- hand
- lock
- soapy
- maker
- flake
- stock
- works
- stone
- berry
- making
- soaper
- soapie
- soapen
- unsoapy
- soapbox
- soapnut
- nonsoap
- soapery
- soapily
- soaplike
- soaproot
- soapland
- sandsoap
- soapwood
- soapdish
- soapsuds
- soaplock
- soapstar
- handsoap
- soapcurd
- soapfish
- nonsoapy
- soapbark
- soapless
- soapweed
- soaptree
- soapwort
- soaprock
- soapmaker
- soapworks
- soapstock
- supersoap
- soapflake
- soapiness
- soapberry
- soapstone
- soapmaking
- soaplessly
- soaplessness