soapとは

意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• sope (廃れた用法)

語源

From Middle English sope, sape, from 古期英語 sāpe (“soap, salve”), from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb-, *seyp- (“to pour out, drip, trickle, strain”).

Cognate with Scots saip, sape (“soap”), Saterland Frisian Seepe (“soap”), West Frisian sjippe (“soap”), Dutch zeep (“soap”), German Low German Seep (“soap”), German Seife (“soap”), Danish sæbe (“soap”), Swedish såpa (“soap”), Norwegian Bokmål såpe (“soap”), Norwegian Nynorsk såpe (“soap”), Faroese sápa (“soap”), Icelandic sápa (“soap”), Hindi साबुन (sābun, “soap”), Spanish jabón (“soap”). Related also to 古期英語 sāp (“amber, resin, pomade, unguent”), Latin sēbum (“tallow, fat, grease”) and sāpō (“soap”). See seep.

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /soʊp/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /səʊp/
• 韻: -əʊp

名詞

soap (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 soaps)

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.

   I tried washing my hands with soap, but the stain wouldn't go away.

2. (chemistry) A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid
3. Flattery or excessively complacent conversation. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
4. (slang) Money, specially when used as a bribe.
5. (countable, informal) A soap opera.
6. (countable) A solid masonry unit or brick reduced in depth or height from standard dimensions.

派生語

派生した語

• Sranan Tongo: sopo
• Tok Pisin: sop
• → Bemba: isopo
• → Burmese: ဆပ်ပြာ (hcappra)
  • → Shan: သပ်ႉပျႃႇ (sâ̰p pjàa)
• → Chichewa: sopo
• → Dutch: soap
• → French: soap
• → German: Soap
• → Irish: sópa
• → Malayalam: സോപ്പ് (sōppŭ)
• → Maori: hopi
• → Marshallese: joob
• → Northern Sotho: sesepe
• → Pohnpeian: sohpw
• → Serbo-Croatian: sapun
• → Shona: sipo
• → Sotho: sesepa
• → Swazi: sesepa
• → Tamil: சோப்பு (cōppu)

参考

• body wash
• shampoo
• shower gel
• wash-ball

参照

• The Free Dictionary definitions from various other dictionaries
• Soaping Masonry

動詞

soap (三人称単数 現在形 soaps, 現在分詞 soaping, 過去形および過去分詞形 soaped)

1. (transitive) To apply soap to in washing.

   Be sure to soap yourself well before rinsing.

2. (transitive, informal) To cover, lather or in any other form treat with soap, often as a prank.

   Those kids soaped my windows!

3. (transitive, informal) To be discreet about (a topic).
4. (slang, dated) To flatter; to wheedle.

同意語

• (to be discreet about): soft soap, sugar soap, soft-pedal, downplay

関連する語

• soaper
• saponification

参考

• soap on Wikipedia.

アナグラム

• AOPs, AOSP, OAPs, OSAP, Paos, Paso, SOPA, Sapo, poas, sapo-