Schnur

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German

 Schnur on German Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German snuor, from Old High German snuor, from Proto-Germanic *snōrō. Cognate with Dutch snoer. Also related to English snare.

Noun

Schnur f (genitive Schnur, plural Schnüre, diminutive Schnürchen n)

  1. cord, string
  2. (chiefly colloquial) cable (electronic wire)
Usage notes
  • A Schnur is thicker than a Faden (“thread”), but thinner than a Seil (“rope”).
Declension
Declension of Schnur
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schnur die Schnüre
genitive einer der Schnur der Schnüre
dative einer der Schnur den Schnüren
accusative eine die Schnur die Schnüre
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Belarusian: шнур (šnur)
  • → Bulgarian: шнур (šnur)
  • → Czech: šňůra
  • → Esperanto: ŝnuro
  • → Polish: sznur
  • → Romanian: șnur
  • → Russian: шнур (šnur)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: шнур
  • → Ukrainian: шнур (šnur)
  • → Hungarian: zsinór

Etymology 2

From Middle High German snur, from Old High German snur, from Proto-West Germanic *snuʀu (“daughter-in-law”).

Noun

Schnur f (genitive Schnur, plural Schnuren or Schnüre)

  1. (dialectal, otherwise obsolete) daughter-in-law
    Synonym: Schwiegertochter
Declension
Declension of Schnur
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schnur die Schnuren, Schnüre
genitive einer der Schnur der Schnuren, Schnüre
dative einer der Schnur den Schnuren, Schnüren
accusative eine die Schnur die Schnuren, Schnüre

Further reading

  • “Schnur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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