snoer

Dutch

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -ur

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch snoer, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *snōrō, related to *nēaną (“to sew”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin”).;[1] compare Gothic 𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉 (snōrjō).

Noun

snoer n (plural snoeren, diminutive snoertje n)

  1. a cord, cable
    Synonym: kabel
  2. a necklace (especially one formed by stringing a number of objects, such as beads, together)
    Synonym: halssnoer
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: snoer (dated)

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch snoere, from Old Dutch *snura, from Proto-West Germanic *snuʀu.

Alternative forms

Noun

snoer f (plural snoeren, diminutive snoertje n)

  1. (derogatory) hooker, slut
    Synonyms: lichtekooi, slet, hoer
  2. (obsolete) daughter-in-law
    Synonym: schoondochter

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

snoer

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

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schnur”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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