snirkel
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Schnörkel. Cognate of Danish snørkel, snirkel.
Noun
[edit]snirkel c
- a swirl, a squiggle (a swirl or (by extension) something made up of swirls)
- Jag gillar den där ornamentala snirkeln
- I like that ornamental swirly thing
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | snirkel | snirkels |
| definite | snirkeln | snirkelns | |
| plural | indefinite | snirklar | snirklars |
| definite | snirklarna | snirklarnas |
Related terms
[edit]- snirklig (“swirly, squiggly”)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- snirkel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- snirkel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- snirkel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- snirkel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)