snar

See also: snář

English

Etymology

Akin to Low German and Old Dutch snarren, German schnarren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɑː(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Verb

snar (third-person singular simple present snars, present participle snarring, simple past and past participle snarred)

1. (obsolete) To snarl.
   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

     And some of Tygres, that did seeme to gren
     And snar at all that ever passed by

Derived terms

• snarl

References

• “snar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Arns, Nasr, RNAS, RNAs, sRNA, sarn, srna

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse snarr from snara (“turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsnɑˀ]

Adjective

snar (neuter snart, plural and definite singular attributive snare)

1. (dated) fast, quick

   Synonym: hurtig

Declension

Inflection of snar

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	snar	snarere	snarest2
indefinite neuter singular	snart	snarere	snarest2
plural	snare	snarere	snarest2
definite attributive1	snare	snarere	snareste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• rådsnar
• snarrådig
• lynsnar
• snarlig

Further reading

• “snar” in Den Danske Ordbog

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse snarr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stnaːr/

  Rhymes: -aːr

Adjective

snar (comparative snarari, superlative snarastur)

1. quick

Declension

Positive forms of snar

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snar	snör	snart
	accusative	snaran	snara
	dative	snörum	snarri	snöru
	genitive	snars	snarrar	snars
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snarir	snarar	snör
	accusative	snara
	dative	snörum
	genitive	snarra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snari	snara	snara
	acc/dat/gen	snara	snöru
	plural (all-case)	snöru

Comparative forms of snar

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	snarari	snarari	snarara
	plural (all-case)	snarari

Superlative forms of snar

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snarastur	snörust	snarast
	accusative	snarastan	snarasta
	dative	snörustum	snarastri	snörustu
	genitive	snarasts	snarastrar	snarasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snarastir	snarastar	snörust
	accusative	snarasta
	dative	snörustum
	genitive	snarastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	snarasti	snarasta	snarasta
	acc/dat/gen	snarasta	snörustu
	plural (all-case)	snörustu

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse snarr.

Adjective

snar (neuter singular snart, definite singular and plural snare, comparative snarere, indefinite superlative snarest, definite superlative snareste)

1. quick, swift

Derived terms

• snarvei

References

• “snar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse snarr.

Adjective

snar (neuter singular snart, definite singular and plural snare, comparative snarare, indefinite superlative snarast, definite superlative snaraste)

1. quick, swift

References

• “snar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse snarr.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

snar (comparative snarare, superlative snarast)

1. near-term, immediate, ready

   min snara återkomst

   my not too distant return

   inom en snar framtid

   within the near future

   inom den snaraste framtiden

   within the nearest future

2. quick (to act or react)

   vara snar att döma

   be quick to judge

Declension

Inflection of snar

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	snar	snarare	snarast
neuter singular	snart	snarare	snarast
plural	snara	snarare	snarast
masculine plural2	snare	snarare	snarast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	snare	snarare	snaraste
all	snara	snarare	snaraste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• snarlik
• snarstucken
• snartänkt

References

• “snar”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “snar”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “snar”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)