snara

Icelandic

A bull being snared with a lasso.

A noose.

A loop in graph theory.

Noun

snara f (genitive singular snöru, nominative plural snörur)

1. a trap, a snare
2. a noose
3. (graph theory) a loop

Synonyms

• (snare): gildra
• (noose): hengingaról
• (lasso): sönguvaður

Verb

snara (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative snaraði, supine snarað)

1. (transitive, takes the accusative) to snare, to lasso
2. (transitive, takes the accusative or dative) to translate hastily

Synonyms

• (to snare): fanga
• (to translate): þýða

Derived terms

• snara sér í fötin
• snara út lögum
• snara út peningum

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• snæra

Etymology

From Old Norse snara, from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ.

Noun

snara f

1. snare

Declension

Declension of snara (on-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	snara	snaran	snaru(r), -o(r)	snaruna(r), -ona(r)
accusative	snaru, -o	snaruna, -ona	snaru(r), -o(r)	snaruna(r), -ona(r)
dative	snaru, -o	snarunni, -onne	snarum, -om	snarumin, -omen
genitive	snaru, -o	snarunna(r), -onna(r)	snara	snaranna

Descendants

• Swedish: snara

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish snara, from Old Norse snara, from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ.

Adjective

snara

1. inflection of snar:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Noun

snara c

1. a snare, a trap
2. a noose

Declension

Declension of snara

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	snara	snaras
	definite	snaran	snarans
plural	indefinite	snaror	snarors
	definite	snarorna	snarornas

Related terms

• hängsnara
• snärja
• snarskank

Descendants

• → Finnish: naru

References

• snara in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• snara in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• snara in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• ansar