snok
Polabian
Etymology
From Middle Low German snāke, from Old Saxon *snako, from Proto-West Germanic *snakō (“snake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /snɔk/
Noun
snok m ? (nominative plural snocai)
Swedish
Etymology
From the Old Norse snókr (“a snake”) or snákr (“only in poetry; a snake”), from Proto-Germanic *snakô; cognates include the Danish snog, Icelandic snákur (“a snake”), English snake.
Noun
snok c
- grass snake (Natrix natrix)
- Synonyms: vanlig snok, vattensnok
- (slang) a nose (in a person's face)
- Mannen hade en stor snok i plytet.
- The man had a big schnozzle in the mug.
- (derogatory, somewhat dated) an ingratiating person with ulterior motive
- (derogatory, somewhat dated) a snoop; a person who (openly or covertly) investigate, check, or spy
- En snok är här och vill tala med dig.
- A copper is here to talk with you.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | snok | snoks |
| definite | snoken | snokens | |
| plural | indefinite | snokar | snokars |
| definite | snokarna | snokarnas |
Derived terms
(grass snake):
- snokartad (“something similar to a grass snake”)
- snokbestånd (“grass snake population”)
- snokbittra (“Picris hieracioides”)
- snokbär (“beeries of rhamnus frangula”)
- snokbärbuske (“rhamnus frangula”)
(ulterior motive):
- hyllesnok (“favor seeker”)
- pigesnok (“man who tries to pick up young women”)
(snoop):
- polissnok (“police officer”)
- tullsnok (“customs inspector”)
References
- snok in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- snok in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- snok in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)