snuit

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /snœy̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: snuit
  • Rhymes: -œy̯t

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch snuut, from Old Dutch *snūt, from Proto-West Germanic *snūt, from Proto-Germanic *snūtaz. Cognate with English snout, German Schnauze.

Noun

snuit m (plural snuiten, diminutive snuitje n)

  1. A snout, a muzzle.
  2. (by analogy, mainly human) A face, a facial expression.
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Descendants
  • Papiamentu: snùit

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

snuit

  1. inflection of snuiten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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