Schnute

German

Etymology

18th century, from Low German Snute, from Middle Low German snûte, from Old Saxon *snūt, from Proto-West Germanic *snūt. Doublet of Schnauze (“snout, muzzle”), which is an earlier (adapted) borrowing from the Low German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnuːtə/
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Noun

Schnute f (genitive Schnute, plural Schnuten, diminutive Schnütchen n)

  1. (informal) a wry or contorted mouth, especially a pout, moue (way of pushing out one’s lips)
    Synonyms: verzogener Mund, Schmollmund
  2. (colloquial) mouth (in general)
    Synonyms: Mund, Klappe, Schnauze, Gosche

Declension

Declension of Schnute [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schnute die Schnuten
genitive einer der Schnute der Schnuten
dative einer der Schnute den Schnuten
accusative eine die Schnute die Schnuten

Derived terms

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnuːtə/

Noun

Schnute f

  1. plural of Schnut
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