See also: snòr, snør, and ṣñor

Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German snor.

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Noun

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snor c (singular definite snoren, plural indefinite snore)

  1. twine; a strong thread

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snor

  1. present tense of sno

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /snɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: snor
  • Rhymes: -ɔr

Etymology 1

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Shortened from snorbaard, a borrowing from Low German snurbaard. Compare German Low German Snurrbaart, Saterland Frisian Snurboart, West Frisian snor, German Schnurrbart. The word is earliest attested in Dutch language in 1844.

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snor f (plural snorren, diminutive snorretje n)

  1. moustache
    Synonym: knevel
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Etymology 2

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Locustella luscinioides

From snorren.

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snor m (plural snorren, diminutive snorretje n)

  1. Savi's warbler, Locustella luscinioides
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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snor

  1. inflection of snorren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German snor.

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snor f or m (definite singular snora or snoren, indefinite plural snorer, definite plural snorene)

  1. string, cord
  2. a line (of string or cord)
  3. a tape (used for an opening ceremony)
    Varaordfører Arnfinn Uthus fikk æren av å klippe snora og markere åpningen av nye Lærerskolealleen og Eivind Torps veg fredag formiddag.
    Arnfinn Uthus got the honour of cutting the tape to mark the opening of the new Lærerskolealleen and Eivind Torps veg on Friday morning.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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snor

  1. present tense of sno

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German snor.

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snor f (definite singular snora, indefinite plural snorer, definite plural snorene)

  1. string, cord
  2. a line (of string or cord)
  3. a tape (used for an opening ceremony)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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snor n (definite singular snoret, indefinite plural snor, definite plural snora)

  1. Alternative spelling of snòr (non-standard since 2012)

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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snor

  1. present tense of sno

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *snuzō, from Proto-Indo-European *snusós. Compare Old English snoru.

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snor f (genitive snorar, plural snorar)

  1. daughter-in-law

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  • Icelandic: snör

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  • snor”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish snoor m, an early Old Swedish lengthened form of a snor; like Norwegian and Old Danish snor and snør, from Proto-Germanic *snuza-. Related to snusa.

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snor n (uncountable)

  1. snot
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Declension of snor 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative snor snoret
Genitive snors snorets
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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snor

  1. present indicative of sno

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