snus
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
snus (uncountable)
- A type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the upper lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time.
Translations edit
type of tobacco snuff
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the verb snuse.
Noun edit
snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
snus
- passive form of snu
References edit
- “snus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From the verb snusa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “snus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From snusa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
snus n or c
- (uncountable, neuter) a type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the upper lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time
- (countable, common, colloquial) a portion of snus
- 2019, “Allt om snus”, in Snusbolaget.se[1]:
- Är det till exempel jobbigt att se kollegorna lägga in en snus efter lunchen, se till att du har ätit klart innan dess.
- For example, if it’s hard seeing your colleagues putting in a portion of snus after lunch, make sure you have finished eating before then.
Declension edit
| Declension of snus 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | snus | snuset | — | — |
| Genitive | snus | snusets | — | — |
| Declension of snus 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | snus | snusen | snus | snusen |
| Genitive | snus | snusens | snus | snusens |