snuten

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *snūten, from Proto-West Germanic *snūtijan.

Verb

snuten

1. to blow one's nose

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: snuiten
• Limburgish: snoete

Further reading

• “snuten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “snuten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• snuta

Noun

snuten m or f

1. definite masculine singular of snute

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

snuten m

1. definite singular of snute
2. definite singular of snut

Swedish

Noun

snuten

1. definite singular of snut
2. (slang, possibly derogatory) the police (considered collectively)

   Synonyms: Farbror Blå, aina, bängen, grisen, bylingen

   Snuten kommer!

   The cops are coming!

Usage notes

Sometimes used ironically by police officers themselves. Usually less derogatory compared to other slang terms.

Participle

snuten

1. past participle of snyta