snusa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Related to snut (“mouth”), also "snout," probably borrowed through Low German and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *snūt.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]snusa (present snusar, preterite snusade, supine snusat, imperative snusa)
- to use snus
- Snusar du?
- Do you use snus?
- Hon försöker sluta snusa
- She's trying to quit snus
- to lightly snore while asleep
- Barnen snusar sött
- The children are snoring sweetly
- (by extension) to sleep
- to sniff
- Synonym: sniffa
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of snusa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | snusa | snusas | ||
| Supine | snusat | snusats | ||
| Imperative | snusa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | snusen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | snusar | snusade | snusas | snusades |
| Ind. plural1 | snusa | snusade | snusas | snusades |
| Subjunctive2 | snuse | snusade | snuses | snusades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | snusande | |||
| Past participle | snusad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
[edit]References
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- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms derived from Old Saxon
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Low German
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Swedish/ʉːsa
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- Swedish weak verbs