Schnuer

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German snur, from Old High German snura, from Proto-Germanic *snuzō, from Proto-Indo-European *snusós. Cognate with German Schnur, Dutch snoer, Crimean Gothic schnos.

Noun

Schnuer f

1. (Uri) daughter-in-law (son's wife)

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 19.

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃnuːɐ/

Noun

Schnuer f (plural Schnire, diminutive Schnierche)

1. cord, string

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary