snöre
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish snøre, from Old Norse snœri, related to Proto-Germanic *nēaną (“to sew”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin”).[1] Compare Icelandic snæri, Old English snēr (“string of a musical instrument”).
Noun
editsnöre n
- (countable, uncountable) string, cord (of twisted strands)
- ett långt snöre
- a long string
- knyta ett paket med snöre
- tie up a package with string
Usage notes
edit- For a string kept or intended to be kept taut, like on an instrument, bow, or racket, see sträng.
- For an electrical cord, see sladd.
Declension
edit| Declension of snöre | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | snöre | snöret | snören | snörena |
| Genitive | snöres | snörets | snörens | snörenas |
Derived terms
edit- rättesnöre
- skosnöre (“shoelace, shoestring”)
- snöra (“to lace, to tie”)
References
edit- snöre in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- snöre in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- snöre in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schnur”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891