Schnuer
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German snur, from Old High German snura, from Proto-Germanic *snuzō, from Proto-Indo-European *snusós. Cognate with German Schnur, Dutch snoer, Crimean Gothic schnos.
Noun
Schnuer f
- (Uri) daughter-in-law (son's wife)
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 19.
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃnuːa/
- Rhymes: -uːa
- Syllabification: Schnu‧er
Noun
Schnuer f (plural Schnire, diminutive Schnierche)