schnappen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German snaben (to snap, snort). Cognate with Dutch snappen, English snap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnapən/, ,
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Verb

schnappen (weak, third-person singular present schnappt, past tense schnappte, past participle geschnappt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to snap (with one’s mouth)
    Synonyms: fassen, beißen
  2. to breath, gasp
    frische Luft schnappento get a take of fresh air
    er schnappte nach LuftHe was gasping (for air).
  3. to catch; to seize
    Synonyms: fangen, greifen
  4. (colloquial) to nab (a criminal)
    Synonyms: festnehmen, kriegen, verhaften

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References

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

Further reading

  • schnappen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schnappen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • schnappen” in Duden online
  • schnappen” in OpenThesaurus.de