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Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
snòru f (definite singular snòro, indefinite plural snòrur, definite plural snòrune)
- (pre-1917) alternative form of snare f
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *snuʀu, from Proto-Germanic *snuzō (“daughter-in-law”), from Proto-Indo-European *snusós (“daughter-in-law”). Cognate with Old Frisian snore, Middle Dutch snare, Old High German snur, Old Norse snor. The Indo-European root is also the source of Sanskrit स्नुषा (snuṣā́), Ancient Greek νυός (nuós), Latin nurus, Proto-Slavic *snъxa (Russian сноха́ (snoxá)), Albanian nuse.
Pronunciation
Noun
snoru f
- daughter-in-law
1874, W. Skeat, The Gospel according to Saint Luke, 12:53:Swegr on hyre snore: and snoru on hyre swegere.- The mother in law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother in law.
Declension
Declension of snoru (strong ō-stem)
Descendants