snok
Polabian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German snāke, from Old Saxon *snako, from Proto-West Germanic *snakō (“snake”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
snok m ? (nominative plural snocai)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From the Old Norse snókr (“a snake”) or snákr (“only in poetry; a snake”), from Proto-Germanic *snakô; cognates include the Danish snog, Icelandic snákur (“a snake”), English snake.
Noun edit
snok c
- grass snake (Natrix natrix)
- Synonyms: vanlig snok, vattensnok
- (slang) a nose (in a person's face)
- Mannen hade en stor snok i plytet.
- The man had a big schnozzle in the mug.
- (derogatory, somewhat dated) an ingratiating person with ulterior motive
- (derogatory, somewhat dated) a snoop; a person who (openly or covertly) investigate, check, or spy
- En snok är här och vill tala med dig.
- A copper is here to talk with you.
Declension edit
| Declension of snok | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | snok | snoken | snokar | snokarna |
| Genitive | snoks | snokens | snokars | snokarnas |
Derived terms edit
(grass snake):
- snokartad (“something similar to a grass snake”)
- snokbestånd (“grass snake population”)
- snokbittra (“Picris hieracioides”)
- snokbär (“beeries of rhamnus frangula”)
- snokbärbuske (“rhamnus frangula”)
(ulterior motive):
(snoop):