snopen

Swedish

Adjective

snopen (comparative mer snopen, superlative mest snopen)

1. surprised and disappointed, surprising and disappointing

   Han blev snopen när han inte fick jobbet trots att de hyllat honom på jobbintervjun

   He was surprised and disappointed when he didn't get the job despite being praised at the job interview

   Det var snopet att konserten ställdes in

   It was surprising and disappointing that the concert was canceled

Declension

Inflection of snopen

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	snopen	—	—
neuter singular	snopet	—	—
plural	snopna	—	—
masculine plural2	snopne	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	snopne	—	—
all	snopna	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

See also

• snöplig (“surprising and disappointing, surprisingly bad”)

References

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