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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *snūten, from Proto-West Germanic *snūtijan.

Verb

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snuten

  1. to blow one's nose

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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  • Dutch: snuiten
  • Limburgish: snoete

Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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snuten m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of snute

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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snuten m

  1. definite singular of snute
  2. definite singular of snut

Swedish

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Noun

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snuten

  1. definite singular of snut
  2. (slang, possibly derogatory) the police (considered collectively)
    Synonyms: Farbror Blå, aina, bängen, grisen, bylingen
    Snuten kommer!
    The cops are coming!

Usage notes

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Sometimes used ironically by police officers themselves. Usually less derogatory compared to other slang terms.

Participle

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snuten

  1. past participle of snyta