snöre

See also: snore and snoere

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish snøre, from Old Norse snœri, related to Proto-Germanic *nēaną (“to sew”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin”).[1] Compare Icelandic snæri, Old English snēr (“string of a musical instrument”).

Noun

snöre n

  1. (countable, uncountable) string, cord (of twisted strands)
    ett långt snöre
    a long string
    knyta ett paket med snöre
    tie up a package with string

Usage notes
  • For a string kept or intended to be kept taut, like on an instrument, bow, or racket, see sträng.
  • For an electrical cord, see sladd.

Declension
Declension of snöre 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative snöre snöret snören snörena
Genitive snöres snörets snörens snörenas

Derived terms

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

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