snor

See also: snør and ṣñor

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German snor

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

snor c (singular definite snoren, plural indefinite snore)

  1. twine; a strong thread

Declension
Declension of snor
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative snor snoren snore snorene
genitive snors snorens snores snorenes

Verb

snor

  1. present of sno

References

Dutch

Pronunciation
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Etymology 1

Shortened from snorbaard, a borrowing from Low German snurbaard. Compare German Low German Snurrbaart, Saterland Frisian Snurboart, West Frisian snor, German Schnurrbart.

Noun

snor f (plural snorren, diminutive snorretje n)

  1. moustache
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

snor m (plural snorren, diminutive snorretje n)

  1. Savi's warbler

Etymology 3

Verb

snor

  1. first-person singular present indicative of snorren
  2. imperative of snorren

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)

  1. string, cord
  2. a line (of string or cord)
  3. 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.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

snor

  1. present of sno

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German snor

Noun

snor f (definite singular snora, indefinite plural snorer, definite plural snorene)

  1. string, cord
  2. a line (of string or cord)
  3. a tape (used for an opening ceremony)

Derived terms

References

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *snuzō, from Proto-Indo-European *snusós. Compare Old English snoru.

Noun

snor f (genitive snorar, plural snorar)

  1. daughter-in-law

Declension
  Declension of snor (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative snor snorin snorar snorarnar
accusative snor snorina snorar snorarnar
dative snor snorinni snorum snorunum
genitive snorar snorarinnar snora snoranna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: snör

References
  • snor in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish snoor m, an early Old Swedish lengthened form of a snor; like Norwegian and Old Danish snor and snør, Westrobothnian snɑr, from Proto-Germanic *snuza-. Related to snusa.

Noun

snor n

  1. snot

Verb

snor

  1. present tense of sno.

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /snuːr/, [snɯ́ᵝːɾ] (example of pronunciation)
    Rhymes: -úːr
    (ð-r merger) Rhymes: -úːð, -úːr

Adjective

snor

  1. elegant; in the expression sniper å snor (“handsome and elegant”)

Synonyms
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