snorren

Dutch

Etymology

Cognate with German schnurren. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrən

Verb

snorren

  1. to produce certain buzzy sounds, notably to hum, roar, purr, whirr
  2. to snoop
  3. to catch (in the act)
  4. to ply for hire, notably in cab-fare

Inflection
Inflection of snorren (weak)
infinitive snorren
past singular snorde
past participle gesnord
infinitive snorren
gerund snorren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular snorsnorde
2nd person sing. (jij) snortsnorde
2nd person sing. (u) snortsnorde
2nd person sing. (gij) snortsnorde
3rd person singular snortsnorde
plural snorrensnorden
subjunctive sing.1 snorresnorde
subjunctive plur.1 snorrensnorden
imperative sing. snor
imperative plur.1 snort
participles snorrendgesnord
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Noun

snorren

  1. plural of snor (all senses and etymologies)

Low German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *snarkjaną. Compare English snark, snort and snore, Dutch snurken, snorken and snorren.

Verb

snorren (past snorr, past participle snorrt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to drone

Conjugation
Conjugation of snorren (weak verb)
infinitive snorren
indicative present preterite
1st person singular snorr snorr
2nd person singular snorrs(t) snorrs(t)
3rd person singular snorr(t) snorr
plural snorrt, snorren snorren
imperative present —
singular snorr(e)
plural snorrt
participle present past
snorren (e)snorrt, gesnorrt
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Synonyms

Middle Low German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /snɔrːən/

Verb

snorren

  1. to drone, to hum, to purr

Conjugation
Conjugation of snorren as a weak verb
Plain Infinitive snorren
Full Infinitive (Gerund) tô snorrene or tô snorrende
Verbal Noun snorren or snorrent
Participles Imperatives
Present snorrende 2nd Person Singular snorre
Past gesnorret 2nd Person Plural snorret
Indicative Subjunctive
Present Preterite Present Preterite
1st Person Singular snorre snorrede snorre snorrede
2nd Person Singular snorrest snorredest snorrest snorredest
3rd Person Singular snorret snorrede snorret snorrede
Plural snorren (snorret?) snorreden snorren snorreden

Descendants
  • Low German: snorren
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.