Schnur

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃnuːr/, [ʃnu(ː)ɐ̯]

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• Rhymes: -uːɐ̯
• Homophone: schnurr (some speakers)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German snuor, from Old High German snuor, from Proto-Germanic *snōrō. Cognate with Dutch snoer. Also related to English snare.

Noun

Schnur f (genitive Schnur, plural Schnüre, diminutive Schnürchen n)

1. cord, string
2. (chiefly colloquial) cable (electronic wire)

Usage notes

• A Schnur is thicker than a Faden (“thread”), but thinner than a Seil (“rope”).

Declension

Declension of Schnur [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schnur	die	Schnüre
genitive	einer	der	Schnur	der	Schnüre
dative	einer	der	Schnur	den	Schnüren
accusative	eine	die	Schnur	die	Schnüre

Derived terms

• schnüren
• schnurlos
• schnurgerade
• Schnürsenkel
• schnurstracks

Descendants

• → Belarusian: шнур (šnur)
• → Bulgarian: шнур (šnur)
• → Esperanto: ŝnuro
• → Polish: sznur
• → Russian: шнур (šnur)
• → Serbo-Croatian: шнур
• → Ukrainian: шнур (šnur)
• → Hungarian: zsinór

Etymology 2

From Middle High German snur, from Old High German snur, from Proto-West Germanic *snuʀu (“daughter-in-law”).

Noun

Schnur f (genitive Schnur, plural Schnuren or Schnüre)

1. (dialectal, otherwise obsolete) daughter-in-law

   Synonym: Schwiegertochter

Declension

Declension of Schnur [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schnur	die	Schnuren, Schnüre
genitive	einer	der	Schnur	der	Schnuren, Schnüre
dative	einer	der	Schnur	den	Schnuren, Schnüren
accusative	eine	die	Schnur	die	Schnuren, Schnüre

Further reading

• “Schnur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache