snuit

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snœy̯t/

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• Hyphenation: snuit
• Rhymes: -œy̯t

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch snuut, from Old Dutch *snūt, from Proto-West Germanic *snūt, from Proto-Germanic *snūtaz. Cognate with English snout, German Schnauze.

Noun

snuit m (plural snuiten, diminutive snuitje n)

1. A snout, a muzzle.
2. (by analogy, mainly human) A face, a facial expression.

Synonyms

• snoet

Derived terms

• een snuit trekken
• in het snuitje hebben
• op z'n snuit kijken

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: snùit

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

snuit

1. inflection of snuiten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

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