Schnauze
See also: schnäuze
German
Alternative forms
- Schnauße (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Low German snûte, whence also later German Schnute (“pouting mouth”). Cognate with Dutch snuit, whence probably English snout. The forms Schnauße and somewhat later Schnauze are artificial adaptions to High German consonantism, probably under the influence of schnäuzen (“to blow one’s nose”), cognate of Middle Low German snüten, which is only remotely related to the noun, however. An original High German cognate may be at hand in Central Franconian Schnüss, Hunsrik Schniss, Luxembourgish Schnëss.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃnaʊ̯tsə/
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Noun
Schnauze f (genitive Schnauze, plural Schnauzen, diminutive Schnäuzchen n)
- snout; muzzle
Declension
Declension of Schnauze
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Schnauze | die | Schnauzen |
genitive | einer | der | Schnauze | der | Schnauzen |
dative | einer | der | Schnauze | den | Schnauzen |
accusative | eine | die | Schnauze | die | Schnauzen |
Derived terms
- Berliner Schnauze f
- die Schnauze voll haben
- Kalte Schnauze f
- schnauzen
- Schnauzer, Schnäuzer
- die Schnauze halten
Interjection
Schnauze!
- shut up!
Further reading
- Schnauze in Duden online