snik

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /snək/

Etymology 1

From Dutch snikken, from Middle Dutch snicken (to sob; gasp for breath).

Verb

snik (present snik, present participle snikkende, past participle gesnik)

  1. (intransitive) to sob

Etymology 2

From Dutch snik, from Middle Dutch snic. Equivalent to a deverbal from etymology 1.

Noun

snik (plural snikke)

  1. A sob, a weep with a convulsive gasp.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /snɪk/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: snik
  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch snic. Equivalent to a deverbal from snikken.

Noun

snik m (plural snikken, diminutive snikje n)

  1. A sob, a weep with a convulsive gasp.
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: snik
  • Papiamentu: snek

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

snik

  1. inflection of snikken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

snik

  1. imperative of snike
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