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Danish
Etymology
From Low German snut, snute (“snout”).
Noun
snut c (singular definite snutten, plural indefinite snutter)
- Term of endearment.
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | snut | snutten | snutter | snutterne |
| genitive | snuts | snuttens | snutters | snutternes |
Further reading
- “snut” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
snut m (definite singular snuten, indefinite plural snutar, definite plural snutane)
- alternative form of snute
Slovene
Participle
snut
Swedish
Etymology
Originally meaning "snout," from Middle Low German snûte, from Old Saxon *snūt, from Proto-West Germanic *snūt.
Pronunciation
Noun
snut c
- snout; snoot
- (slang, possibly derogatory) a cop (police officer)
- (slang, possibly derogatory, in the singular definite "snuten") the cops (collectively)
Usage notes
Sometimes used ironically by police officers themselves. Usually less derogatory compared to other slang terms.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | snut | snuts |
| definite | snuten | snutens | |
| plural | indefinite | snutar | snutars |
| definite | snutarna | snutarnas |
Derived terms
- snutbil (“cop car”)
References
- snut in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- snut in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- snut in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)