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Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch snikken, from Middle Dutch snicken (“to sob; gasp for breath”).
Verb
snik (present snik, present participle snikkende, past participle gesnik)
- (intransitive) to sob
Etymology 2
From Dutch snik, from Middle Dutch snic. Equivalent to a deverbal from etymology 1.
Noun
snik (plural snikke)
- A sob, a weep with a convulsive gasp.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /snɪk/
- Hyphenation: snik
- Rhymes: -ɪk
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch snic. Equivalent to a deverbal from snikken.
Noun
snik m (plural snikken, diminutive snikje n)
- a sob, a weep with a convulsive gasp
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
snik
- inflection of snikken:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
snik
- imperative of snike