Schnaps
German edit
Etymology edit
From German Low German Snapps, originally “a sip (of liquor)”. Related to schnappen.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schnaps m (strong, genitive Schnapses, plural Schnäpse, diminutive Schnäpschen n)
- spirit, booze, hard liquor
- Synonyms: Branntwein; (colloquial) Fusel; (colloquial) Hartstoff; Spirituose
Usage notes edit
- Unlike English schnapps, the German word is general and does not refer to any specific kind of liquor. It is used, however, less commonly of more fancy or “sophisticated” kinds of spirits (such as whiskey).
Declension edit
Declension of Schnaps [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Danish: snaps
- → English: schnapps, schnaps
- → Estonian: naps
- → Faroese: snapsur
- → Finnish: snapsi
- → French: schnaps
- → Japanese: シュナップス
- → Kashubian: sznaps
- → Norwegian Bokmål: snaps
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: snaps
- → Polish: sznaps
- → Portuguese: schnaps, schnapps
- → Russian: шнапс (šnaps)
- → Serbo-Croatian: šnaps, шнапс
- → Swedish: snaps
- → Ukrainian: шнапс (šnaps)
- → Vietnamese: rượu sơnap
Further reading edit
Hunsrik edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schnaps m (plural Schneps, diminutive Schnepsje)