snákur

Faroese

Etymology 1

Noun

snákur m (genitive singular snáks, plural snákar)

1. snout

Declension

Declension of snákur
m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	snákur	snákurin	snákar	snákarnir
accusative	snák	snákin	snákar	snákarnar
dative	snáki	snákinum	snákum	snákunum
genitive	snáks	snáksins	snáka	snákanna

Etymology 2

Noun

snákur m (genitive singular snáks, plural snákar)

1. grass snake

Declension

Declension of snákur
m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	snákur	snákurin	snákar	snákarnir
accusative	snák	snákin	snákar	snákarnar
dative	snáki	snákinum	snákum	snákunum
genitive	snáks	snáksins	snáka	snákanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From the Old Norse snókr (“a snake”) or snákr (“only in poetry; a snake”), from Proto-Germanic *snakô; cognates include the Danish snog (“a snake”), Swedish snok, English snake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstnauːkʏr/

  Rhymes: -auːkʏr

Noun

snákur m (genitive singular snáks, nominative plural snákar)

1. a snake

Declension

declension of snákur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	snákur	snákurinn	snákar	snákarnir
accusative	snák	snákinn	snáka	snákana
dative	snáki / snák	snáknum	snákum	snákunum
genitive	snáks	snáksins	snáka	snákanna

Synonyms

• (snake): slanga

See also

• naðra
• höggormur