snobje

West Frisian

Etymology

Origin obscure. Apparently related to Dutch snoepen (“to snack, eat sweets”) and German Low German snopen (“to snack, nibble”), perhaps all from Old Norse snópa (“to idle around”). Compare also Old Frisian snabba (“mouth”), Old Norse snoppa (“snout, muzzle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnobjə/

Verb

snobje

1. to eat sweets or other tasty foods

Inflection

Weak class 2
infinitive	snobje
3rd singular past	snobbe
past participle	snobbe
infinitive	snobje
long infinitive	snobjen
gerund	snobjen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	snobje	snobbe
2nd singular	snobbest	snobbest
3rd singular	snobbet	snobbe
plural	snobje	snobben
imperative	snobje
participles	snobjend	snobbe

Derived terms

• snobber
• snobberij

Further reading

• “snobje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011