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snorren

Dutch

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Etymology

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Cognate with German schnurren. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔrən

Verb

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snorren

  1. to produce certain buzzy sounds, notably to hum, roar, purr, whirr
  2. to snoop
  3. to catch (in the act)
  4. to ply for hire, notably in cab-fare

Conjugation

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Conjugation 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, snor2 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. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: snor

Noun

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snorren

  1. plural of snor (all senses and etymologies)

Low German

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *snarkjaną. Compare English snark, snort and snore, Dutch snurken, snorken and snorren.

Verb

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snorren (past snorr, past participle snorrt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to drone

Conjugation

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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.

Synonyms

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Middle Low German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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snorren

  1. to drone, to hum, to purr

Conjugation

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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

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