snaps

snaps

1. plural of snap

snaps

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of snap

• spans

From German Schnaps.

snaps c (singular definite snapsen, plural indefinite snapse)

1. schnaps (also spelled schnapps)
2. A dram or shot of such a drink.

snaps m (genitive singular snaps, nominative plural snapsar)

1. (proscribed) alternative spelling of snafs

From German Schnaps.

snaps m (definite singular snapsen, indefinite plural snapser, definite plural snapsene)

1. schnaps (also spelled schnapps)
2. A dram or shot of such a drink.

• “snaps” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “snaps” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From German Schnaps.

snaps m (definite singular snapsen, indefinite plural snapsar, definite plural snapsane)

1. schnaps (also spelled schnapps)
2. A dram or shot of such a drink.

• “snaps” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

snaps m pl

1. plural of snap

Borrowed from German Schnaps. Doublet of snappa.

snaps c

1. a small amount of strong liquor, typically aquavit or another clear liquor served in a small glass

   Synonyms: sup, nubbe, hutt, rackabajsare, pilleknarkare, styrketår

Small enough to be drunk in one gulp, and typically intended to be. Basically a shot, without the modern connotations. Often had with food.

• julsnaps
• snapsa
• snapsflaska
• snapsglas
• snapsvisa

• snaps in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• snaps in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• snaps in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• snaps in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)