snik

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snək/

Etymology 1

From Dutch snikken, from Middle Dutch snicken (“to sob; gasp for breath”).

Verb

snik (present snik, present participle snikkende, past participle gesnik)

1. (intransitive) to sob

Etymology 2

From Dutch snik, from Middle Dutch snic. Equivalent to a deverbal from etymology 1.

Noun

snik (plural snikke)

1. A sob, a weep with a convulsive gasp.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɪk/

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• Hyphenation: snik
• Rhymes: -ɪk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch snic. Equivalent to a deverbal from snikken.

Noun

snik m (plural snikken, diminutive snikje n)

1. a sob, a weep with a convulsive gasp

Descendants

• Afrikaans: snik
• → Papiamentu: snek

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

snik

1. inflection of snikken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• niks, skin

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

snik

1. imperative of snike