Schnur
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃnuːr/, [ʃnu(ː)ɐ̯]
- Rhymes: -uːɐ̯
Etymology 1
From Middle High German snuor, from Old High German snuor. Cognate with Dutch snoer. Also related with English snare.
Noun
Schnur f (genitive Schnur, plural Schnüre, diminutive Schnürchen n)
- cord, string
- (chiefly colloquial) cable (electronic wire)
Usage notes
- A Schnur is thicker than a Faden (“thread”), but thinner than a Seil (“rope”).
Declension
Declension of Schnur
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Schnur | die | Schnüre |
| genitive | einer | der | Schnur | der | Schnüre |
| dative | einer | der | Schnur | den | Schnüren |
| accusative | eine | die | Schnur | die | Schnüre |
Derived terms
- schnüren
- schnurlos
- schnurgerade
- Schnürsenkel
- schnurstracks
Descendants
- → Belarusian: шнур (šnur)
- → Esperanto: ŝnuro
- → Russian: шнур (šnur)
- → Serbo-Croatian: шнур
- → Ukrainian: шнур (šnur)
Etymology 2
From Middle High German snur, from Old High German snur, from Proto-Germanic *snuzō (“daughter-in-law”).
Noun
Schnur f (genitive Schnur, plural Schnuren or Schnüre)
- (dialectal, otherwise obsolete) daughter-in-law
Declension
Declension of Schnur
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Schnur | die | Schnuren |
| genitive | einer | der | Schnur | der | Schnuren |
| dative | einer | der | Schnur | den | Schnuren |
| accusative | eine | die | Schnur | die | Schnuren |
Synonyms
- Schwiegertochter