snoer

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ur

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch snoer, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *snōrō, related to *nēaną (“to sew”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin”).;^[1] compare Gothic 𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉 (snōrjō).

Noun

snoer n (plural snoeren, diminutive snoertje n)

1. a cord, cable

   Synonym: kabel

2. a necklace (especially one formed by stringing a number of objects, such as beads, together)

   Synonym: halssnoer

Derived terms

• snoeren

Related terms

• snaar

Descendants

• Afrikaans: snoer
• → Papiamentu: snoer (dated)

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch snoere, from Old Dutch *snura, from Proto-West Germanic *snuʀu.

Alternative forms

• snoere

Noun

snoer f (plural snoeren, diminutive snoertje n)

1. (derogatory) hooker, slut

   Synonyms: lichtekooi, slet, hoer

2. (obsolete) daughter-in-law

   Synonym: schoondochter

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

snoer

1. inflection of snoeren:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

References

1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schnur”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891