Schnute

German

Etymology

18th century, from Low German Snute, from Middle Low German snûte, from Old Saxon *snūt, from Proto-West Germanic *snūt. Doublet of Schnauze (“snout, muzzle”), which is an earlier (adapted) borrowing from the Low German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃnuːtə/

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Noun

Schnute f (genitive Schnute, plural Schnuten, diminutive Schnütchen n)

1. (informal) a wry or contorted mouth, especially a pout, moue (way of pushing out one’s lips)

   Synonyms: verzogener Mund, Schmollmund

2. (colloquial) mouth (in general)

   Synonyms: Mund, Klappe, Schnauze, Gosche

Declension

Declension of Schnute [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schnute	die	Schnuten
genitive	einer	der	Schnute	der	Schnuten
dative	einer	der	Schnute	den	Schnuten
accusative	eine	die	Schnute	die	Schnuten

Derived terms

• eine Schnute ziehen
• Entenschnute

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃnuːtə/

Noun

Schnute f

1. plural of Schnut