𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉

𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉

Gothic

Etymology

From the same root as Dutch snoer and German Schnur (“cord, cable”), related to Proto-Germanic *nēaną (“to sew”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin”).[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉 • (snōrjō) f

1. a woven basket

Usage notes

Translates Greek σαργάνη (sargánē). Contrast with 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐍉 (tainjō) and 𐍃𐍀𐍅𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰 (spwreida), which translate κόφινος (kóphinos) and σπυρίς (spurís) respectively.

Declension

Feminine ōn-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉 snōrjō	𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 snōrjōns
Vocative	𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉 snōrjō	𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 snōrjōns
Accusative	𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉𐌽 snōrjōn	𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 snōrjōns
Genitive	𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 snōrjōns	𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍉 snōrjōnō
Dative	𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉𐌽 snōrjōn	𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉𐌼 snōrjōm

References

1. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Schnur”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891