snakke
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German snacken (“to speak, talk”). Compare Swedish snacka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /snakə/, [ˈsnɑɡ̊ə], [ˈsnɑ̈kə] or (Low Copenhagen dialect) IPA(key): [ˈsnɑːɡ̊ə]
- Rhymes: -akə
Verb
snakke (past tense snakkede, past participle snakket)
- to talk, speak
- Synonym: tale
- to chatter (talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk)
- to prattle (to talk incessantly; to babble)
- to chat (to be engaged in informal conversation)
Conjugation
References
- “snakke” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Verb
snakke
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of snakken
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German snacken (“to speak, talk”), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /snɑkːɛ/
Verb
snakke (imperative snakk, present tense snakker, passive snakkes, simple past and past participle snakka or snakket)
Derived terms
References
- “snakke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
snakke (present tense snakkar, past tense snakka, past participle snakka, passive infinitive snakkast, present participle snakkande, imperative snakke/snakk)
- alternative form of snakka