šnek

See also: snek

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schnecke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃnɛk]
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

šnek m anim

1. (colloquial) snail (gastropod)

   Synonym: hlemýžď

2. (colloquial) snail, sluggard (slow person)

Declension

Declension of šnek (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	šnek	šneci
genitive	šneka	šneků
dative	šnekovi, šneku	šnekům
accusative	šneka	šneky
vocative	šneku	šneci
locative	šnekovi, šneku	šnecích
instrumental	šnekem	šneky

Noun

šnek m inan

1. (music) volute

Declension

Declension of šnek (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	šnek	šneky
genitive	šneku	šneků
dative	šneku	šnekům
accusative	šnek	šneky
vocative	šneku	šneky
locative	šneku	šnecích
instrumental	šnekem	šneky

Derived terms

• šnečí

 

Further reading

• “šnek”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “šnek”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schnecke. First attested in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɲek]

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Noun

šnek m

1. (colloquial) snail (gastropod)

Declension

Declension of šnek

	singular	plural
nominative	šnek	šneky
genitive	šneka	šnekov
dative	šneku	šnekom
accusative	šnek	šneky
locative	šneku	šnekoch
instrumental	šnekom	šnekmi

Further reading

• “šnek”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024