German

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Etymology

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Derived from schnuppen (or snuppen), the German Low German and Central German form of schnupfen (to snif).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnʊpɐn/
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Verb

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schnuppern (weak, third-person singular present schnuppert, past tense schnupperte, past participle geschnuppert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to smell, to nose, to sniff [with an (+ dative) ‘someone, a body part, etc.’]
    Die beiden Hunde schnuppern aneinander.
    The two dogs are sniffing each other.
    Der Hund schnupperte an seiner Hand.
    The dog sniffed his hand.

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