snut

Danish

Noun

snut

1. Term of endearment.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

snut m (definite singular snuten, indefinite plural snutar, definite plural snutane)

1. Alternative form of snute

Slovene

Participle

snut

1. past passive participle of snuti

Swedish

Etymology

Originally meaning "snout," from Middle Low German snûte, from Old Saxon *snūt, from Proto-West Germanic *snūt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snʉːt/
• Rhymes: -ʉːt

Noun

snut c

1. (slang, possibly derogatory) a cop (police officer)

   Synonyms: (more derogatory) gris, polis

2. (slang, possibly derogatory, in the singular definite "snuten") the cops (collectively)

   Synonyms: bängen, bylingen, aina, farbror blå, grisen, polisen

   Snuten kommer!

   The cops are coming!

Usage notes

Sometimes used ironically by police officers themselves. Usually less derogatory compared to other slang terms.

Declension

Declension of snut
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	snut	snuten	snutar	snutarna
Genitive	snuts	snutens	snutars	snutarnas

Derived terms

• snutbil (“cop car”)

References

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

Anagrams

• sunt