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German
Etymology
From Middle Low German snuppen.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
Schnuppe f (genitive Schnuppe, plural Schnuppen)
- (regional) snuff (burnt remains of a wick)
1901, Karl May, chapter 6, in Erkämpftes Glück, volume 3, Weltbild, published 1999:»Wollen es probieren«, meinte Sternau, nahm eine kleine Quantität und kehrte eine Strecke zurück, wo er das Pulver auf eine sehr feuchte Stelle des Bodens fallen ließ. Dann putzte er das Licht und ließ eine kleine Schnuppe auf die Stelle niederfallen. Im Nu zuckte eine gelbblaue Flamme empor, und in demselben Augenblick verbreitete sich ein Geruch, der sie zur schleunigsten Flucht zwang.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (rare) Clipping of Sternschnuppe; shooting star
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Further reading
- “Schnuppe” in Duden online
- “Schnuppe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
Schnuppe m (plural Schnuppe)
- common cold
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