snappa

See also: snäppa

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from English snap.

Verb

snappa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative snappaði, supine snappað)

1. (colloquial) to snap (to lose control of oneself due to anger)

   Ég snappaði bara! ― I simply snapped.

2. (social media) to snap (to send a visual message through the Snapchat application)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German snappen (“speak rapidly”), which is probably related to snavel (“beak, snout”), from Old Saxon *snavel, from Proto-Germanic *snabulaz. Cognate of German schnappen, Dutch snappen. Compare origin of snopen.

Verb

snappa (present snappar, preterite snappade, supine snappat, imperative snappa)

1. (often with åt or upp) to snatch, to snap (take with a short, quick motion, literally or figuratively)

   Tjuven snappade åt sig plånboken

   The thief snatched her wallet

   Klubben snappade upp den lovande spelaren

   The club snapped up the promising player

   Fåglarna snappade åt sig brödsmulor

   The birds were snatching up breadcrumbs

2. (usually with upp, figuratively) to (happen to) perceive (something useful or interesting), to pick up

   Jag har snappat upp en del rykten från folk i staden

   I have picked up some rumors from people in the city (directly or for example by overhearing)

   De lyckades snappa upp fiendens hemliga kommunikation

   They managed to intercept the enemy's secret communication

Conjugation

Conjugation of snappa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	snappa		snappas
Supine	snappat		snappats
Imperative	snappa		—
Imper. plural1	snappen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	snappar	snappade	snappas	snappades
Ind. plural1	snappa	snappade	snappas	snappades
Subjunctive2	snappe	snappade	snappes	snappades
	Participles
Present participle	snappande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• snappa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• snappa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• snappa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• snappa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)