snor

See also: snòr, 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 tense of sno

References

• “snor” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɔr/

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• 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.

Noun

snor f (plural snorren, diminutive snorretje n)

1. moustache

   Synonym: knevel

Derived terms

• hangsnor
• melksnor
• snorhaar
• snorremans
• walrussnor
• zeiksnor
• zijn snor drukken

 

Further reading

• snor (haargroei) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Etymology 2

Locustella luscinioides

From snorren.

Noun

snor m (plural snorren, diminutive snorretje n)

1. Savi's warbler (Locustella luscinioides)

Derived terms

• Siberische snor

 

Further reading

• snor (vogel) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

snor

1. inflection of snorren:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• nors

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

• klessnor

Etymology 2

Verb

snor

1. present tense of sno

References

• “snor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

• klessnor

Etymology 2

Noun

snor n (definite singular snoret, indefinite plural snor, definite plural snora)

1. Alternative spelling of snòr (non-standard since 2012)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

snor

1. present tense of sno

References

• “snor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• nors, snòr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• snør

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

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.

Noun

snor n (uncountable)

1. snot

Declension

Declension of snor

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	snor	snors
	definite	snoret	snorets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• snor- (an intensifier)
• snorunge
• snorvalp

Related terms

• snora
• snorig

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

snor

1. present indicative of sno

References

• snor in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• snor in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• snor in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• rons