snorren
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔrən
Verb
snorren
- to produce certain buzy sounds, notably to hum, roar, purr, whirr
- to snoop
- to catch (in the act)
- to ply for hire, notably in cab-fare
Inflection
| Inflection of snorren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | snorren | |||
| past singular | snorde | |||
| past participle | gesnord | |||
| infinitive | snorren | |||
| gerund | snorren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | snor | snorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | snort | snorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | snort | snorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | snort | snorde | ||
| 3rd person singular | snort | snorde | ||
| plural | snorren | snorden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | snorre | snorde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | snorren | snorden | ||
| imperative sing. | snor | |||
| imperative plur.1 | snort | |||
| participles | snorrend | gesnord | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- opsnorren
- snorfiets
Noun
snorren
- Plural form of snor (all senses and etymologies)
Low German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *snarkjaną. Compare English snark, snort and snore, Dutch snurken, snorken and snorren.
Verb
snorren (past snorr, past participle snorrt, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to drone
Conjugation
Conjugation of snorren (weak verb)
| infinitive | snorren | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | snorr | snorr |
| 2nd person singular | snorrs(t) | snorrs(t) |
| 3rd person singular | snorr(t) | snorr |
| plural | snorrt, snorren | snorren |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | snorr(e) | |
| plural | snorrt | |
| participle | present | past |
| snorren | (e)snorrt, gesnorrt | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Related terms
- snarken
- snurken
- snurren
Synonyms
- snurren
Middle Low German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /snɔrːən/
Verb
snorren
- to drone, to hum, to purr
Conjugation
Conjugation of snorren as a weak verb
| Plain Infinitive | snorren | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Infinitive (Gerund) | tô snorrene or tô snorrende | |||
| Verbal Noun | snorren or snorrent | |||
| Participles | Imperatives | |||
| Present | snorrende | 2nd Person Singular | snorre | |
| Past | gesnorret | 2nd Person Plural | snorret | |
| Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Preterite | Present | Preterite | |
| 1st Person Singular | snorre | snorrede | snorre | snorrede |
| 2nd Person Singular | snorrest | snorredest | snorrest | snorredest |
| 3rd Person Singular | snorret | snorrede | snorret | snorrede |
| Plural | snorren (snorret?) | snorreden | snorren | snorreden |
Descendants
- Low German: snorren