snor
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German snor.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
Declension
References
- “snor” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /snɔr/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: snor
- Rhymes: -ɔr
Etymology 1
Shortened from snorbaard, a borrowing from Low German snurbaard. Compare German Low German Snurrbaart, Saterland Frisian Snurboart, West Frisian snor, German Schnurrbart. The word is earliest attested in Dutch language in 1844.
Synonyms
- (moustache): knevel
Derived terms
- hangsnor
- snorhaar
- walrussnor
- zeiksnor
- zijn snor drukken
Further reading
- snor (haargroei) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Derived terms
- Siberische snor
Further reading
- snor (vogel) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German snor.
Noun
snor f or m (definite singular snora or snoren, indefinite plural snorer, definite plural snorene)
- string, cord
- a line (of string or cord)
- a tape (used for an opening ceremony)
- Varaordfører Arnfinn Uthus fikk æren av å klippe snora og markere åpningen av nye Lærerskolealleen og Eivind Torps veg fredag formiddag. - Arnfinn Uthus got the honour of cutting the tape to mark the opening of the new Lærerskolealleen and Eivind Torps veg on Friday morning.
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Derived terms
References
- “snor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German snor.
Derived terms
Noun
snor n (definite singular snoret, indefinite plural snor, definite plural snora)
- Alternative spelling of snòr (non-standard since 2012)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- “snor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *snuzō, from Proto-Indo-European *snusós. Compare Old English snoru.
Declension
Descendants
- Icelandic: snör
References
- “snor”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /snuːr/
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish snoor m, an early Old Swedish lengthened form of a snor; like Norwegian and Old Danish snor and snør, from Proto-Germanic *snuza-. Related to snusa.
Declension
Declension of snor | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | snor | snoret | — | — |
Genitive | snors | snorets | — | — |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.