snive
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) enPR: snīv, IPA(key): /snaɪv/
- (UK) enPR: snīv, IPA(key): /snʌɪv/
- Rhymes: -aɪv, -ʌɪv
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish snive (“glanders”), either from older/dialectal snive, snibe (“snore”), or from Middle Low German snīp (“throat disease in chickens”). The Danish term refers to the sound of the respiratory organs of animals with the disease.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsniːʋə/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iːʋə
- Hyphenation: sni‧ve
Noun
snive f or m (definite singular sniva or sniven, indefinite plural sniver, definite plural snivene)
References
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