snusa

Swedish

Etymology

Related to snut (“mouth”), also "snout," probably borrowed through Low German and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *snūt.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²snʉ̟ːsa/
  • Rhymes: -ʉːsa

Verb

snusa (present snusar, preterite snusade, supine snusat, imperative snusa)

  1. to use snus
    Snusar du?
    Do you use snus?
    snusa portion(ssnus) / lös(snus)
    use portion snus / loose snus
    Hon försöker sluta snusa
    She's trying to quit snus
  2. to lightly snore while asleep
    Barnen snusar sött
    The children are snoring sweetly
  3. (by extension) to sleep
  4. to sniff
    Synonym: sniffa

Conjugation

Conjugation of snusa (weak)
active passive
infinitive snusa snusas
supine snusat snusats
imperative snusa —
imper. plural1 snusen —
present past present past
indicative snusar snusade snusas snusades
ind. plural1 snusa snusade snusas snusades
subjunctive2 snuse snusade snuses snusades
present participle snusande
past participle snusad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

  1. ^ “snusa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎[1] (in Swedish), 1937
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