snut

Danish

Etymology

From Low German snut, snute (“snout”).

Noun

snut c (singular definite snutten, plural indefinite snutter)

1. Term of endearment.

Declension

Declension of snut

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	snut	snutten	snutter	snutterne
genitive	snuts	snuttens	snutters	snutternes

Further reading

• “snut” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

snut m (definite singular snuten, indefinite plural snutar, definite plural snutane)

1. Alternative form of snute

Slovene

Participle

snut

1. past passive participle of snuti

Swedish

Etymology

Originally meaning "snout," from Middle Low German snûte, from Old Saxon *snūt, from Proto-West Germanic *snūt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snʉːt/
• Rhymes: -ʉːt

Noun

snut c

1. snout; snoot
2. (slang, possibly derogatory) a cop (police officer)

   Synonyms: (more derogatory) gris, polis

3. (slang, possibly derogatory, in the singular definite "snuten") the cops (collectively)

   Synonyms: bängen, bylingen, aina, farbror blå, grisen, polisen

   Snuten kommer!

   The cops are coming!

Usage notes

Sometimes used ironically by police officers themselves. Usually less derogatory compared to other slang terms.

Declension

Declension of snut

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	snut	snuts
	definite	snuten	snutens
plural	indefinite	snutar	snutars
	definite	snutarna	snutarnas

Derived terms

• snutbil (“cop car”)

References

• snut in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• snut in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• snut in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• sunt