snäcka
See also: snacka
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German snëgge, snëcke, from Old High German sneggo, snecco, from Proto-Germanic *sneggô.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -²ɛka
Noun
[edit]snäcka c
- a gastropod
- Synonym: snäckdjur
- a shell from a gastropod, especially a seashell
- Synonym: snäckskal
- (informal) a seashell more generally
- Synonym: snäckskal
- (anatomy) a cochlea
- Synonym: hörselsnäcka
- a small earphone, to be placed inside the ear
- a (filled) spiral-shaped pastry
- (slang, somewhat dated) an attractive woman
- synonym of snipa (“type of double-ended (having a curved or pointed stern) boat”) (in Norway)
- synonym of snipa (“long, low vessel with a lip”) (especially when having a wavy, seashell-like design)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | snäcka | snäckas |
| definite | snäckan | snäckans | |
| plural | indefinite | snäckor | snäckors |
| definite | snäckorna | snäckornas |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- snigel (“snail, slug”)