þvaca

Radestrian

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian þvaccra, from Old Radestrian þwaccræ, inherited from Proto-Radic *θwahcer, from Proto-Hirdic *thwaḵkés, from Proto-Laenkean *tʰwn̥kkʼés.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθvatsa/ [ˈθʋatsa]
• Rhyme: -atsa
• Syllabification: þva–ca

Noun

þvaca inan (genitive singular þvacisk)

1. (uncountable) soda, washing soda, sodium carbonate
2. baking soda, sodium bicarbonate

   Synonym: þvaca fjuktúr

Derived terms

• anþvaca (“alkali”)
• þvaca fjuktúr (“baking soda”)