snoer
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ur
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch snoer, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *snōrō, related to *nēaną (“to sew”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin”).[1]; compare Gothic 𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉 (snōrjō).
Noun
snoer n (plural snoeren, diminutive snoertje n)
- a cord, cable
- Synonym: kabel
- a necklace (especially one formed by stringing a number of objects, such as beads, together)
- Synonym: halssnoer
Derived terms
- snoeren
Related terms
- snaar
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: snoer (dated)
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch snoere, from Old Dutch *snura, from Proto-West Germanic *snuʀu.
Alternative forms
- snoere
Noun
snoer f (plural snoeren, diminutive snoertje n)
- (derogatory) hooker, slut
- Synonyms: lichtekooi, slet, hoer
- (obsolete) daughter-in-law
- Synonym: schoondochter
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
snoer
- first-person singular present indicative of snoeren
- imperative of snoeren
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Schnur”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891