Finnish

Proper noun

Savon

1. Genitive singular form of Savo.

Esperanto

Noun

savon

1. accusative singular of savo

Finnish

Noun

savon

1. Genitive singular form of savo.

French

Etymology

From Middle French savon, from Old French savon ‎(“soap”), from Late Latin sāpō, sāpōnem ‎(“soap”), from Old Frankish *saipa ‎(“soap”), from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ ‎(“soap”), from Proto-Indo-European *seib-, *seip- ‎(“to pour out, drip, strain, trickle”). Cognate with Old English sāpe ‎(“soap”). More at soap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.vɔ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Noun

savon m ‎(plural savons)

1. soap

Related terms

• mousse de savon
• passer un savon
• savonner

Anagrams

• avons

Friulian

Etymology

From Late Latin sāpō, sāpōnem ‎(“soap”), from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ ‎(“soap”).

Noun

savon m

1. soap

Norman

Etymology

From Old French savon ‎(“soap”), from Late Latin sāpō, sāpōnem ‎(“soap”), from Frankish *saipa ‎(“soap”), from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ ‎(“soap”), from Proto-Indo-European *seib-, *seip- ‎(“to pour out, drip, strain, trickle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

savon m ‎(plural savons)

1. (Jersey) soap