snirkel

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schnörkel. Cognate of Danish snørkel, snirkel.

Noun

snirkel c

1. a swirl, a squiggle (a swirl or (by extension) something made up of swirls)

   Jag gillar den där ornamentala snirkeln

   I like that ornamental swirly thing

Declension

Declension of snirkel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	snirkel	snirkeln	snirklar	snirklarna
Genitive	snirkels	snirkelns	snirklars	snirklarnas

Related terms

• snirklig (“swirly, squiggly”)

See also

• krumelur

References

• snirkel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• snirkel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• snirkel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• snirkel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)