snorren

Dutch

Etymology

Cognate with German schnurren. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔrən

Verb

snorren

  1. to produce certain buzzy sounds, notably to hum, roar, purr, whirr
  2. to snoop
  3. to catch (in the act)
  4. to ply for hire, notably in cab-fare

Conjugation

Conjugation of snorren (weak)
infinitive snorren
past singular snorde
past participle gesnord
infinitive snorren
gerund snorren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular snor snorde
2nd person sing. (jij) snort, snor2 snorde
2nd person sing. (u) snort snorde
2nd person sing. (gij) snort snorde
3rd person singular snort snorde
plural snorren snorden
subjunctive sing.1 snorre snorde
subjunctive plur.1 snorren snorden
imperative sing. snor
imperative plur.1 snort
participles snorrend gesnord
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: snor

Noun

snorren

  1. plural of snor (all senses and etymologies)

Low German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *snarkjaną. Compare English snark, snort and snore, Dutch snurken, snorken and snorren.

Verb

snorren (past snorr, past participle snorrt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to drone

Conjugation

Conjugation of snorren (weak verb)
infinitive snorren
present preterite
1st person singular snorr snorr
2nd person singular snorrs(t) snorrs(t)
3rd person singular snorr(t) snorr
plural snorrt, snorren snorren
imperative
singular snorr(e)
plural snorrt
present past
participle snorren (e)snorrt, gesnorrt

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Synonyms

Middle Low German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /snɔrːən/

Verb

snorren

  1. to drone, to hum, to purr

Conjugation

Conjugation of snorren as a weak verb
plain infinitive snorren
full infinitive (gerund) tô snorrene or tô snorrende
verbal noun snorren or snorrent
participles imperative
present snorrende singular snorre
past gesnorret plural snorret
indicative subjunctive
present preterite present preterite
1st person singular snorre snorrede snorre snorrede
2nd person singular snorrest snorredest snorrest snorredest
3rd person singular snorret snorrede snorret snorrede
plural snorren (snorret?) snorreden snorren snorreden

Descendants