snigel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• snæggel (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse snigill, from Proto-Germanic *snigilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sniːəl/, /²snɪːʝəl/, /²snɪːɡəl/

Noun

snigel m (definite singular snigelen, indefinite plural sniglar, definite plural sniglane)

1. snail or slug, member of the Gastropoda class

   Du er tregare enn ein snigel!

   You are slower than a snail!

Derived terms

• brunsnigel
• snigla
• snigle
• snigledrev
• sniglefart
• sniglehus
• sniglepost

 

See also

• snegl, snegle, snile (Bokmål)

References

• “snigel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

en snigel

Etymology

From Old Swedish snighil, from Old Norse snigill.

Noun

snigel c

1. a snail or slug, member of the Gastropoda class

Declension

Declension of snigel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	snigel	snigels
	definite	snigeln	snigelns
plural	indefinite	sniglar	sniglars
	definite	sniglarna	sniglarnas

Derived terms

• snigelfart
• snigelpost
• snigla

See also

• snäcka (“gastropod”)

References

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

Anagrams

• igelns, singel