snuten
Middle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch *snūten, from Proto-West Germanic *snūtijan.
Verb
editsnuten
Inflection
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “snuten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “snuten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editsnuten m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editsnuten m
Swedish
editNoun
editsnuten
- definite singular of snut
- (slang, possibly derogatory) the police (considered collectively)
- Synonyms: Farbror Blå, aina, bängen, grisen, bylingen
- Snuten kommer!
- The cops are coming!
Usage notes
editSometimes used ironically by police officers themselves. Usually less derogatory compared to other slang terms.
Participle
editsnuten
- past participle of snyta
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- Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle Dutch lemmas
- Middle Dutch verbs
- Middle Dutch weak verbs
- Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Bokmål noun forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk noun forms
- Swedish non-lemma forms
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