snek

See also: snék and šnek

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɛk/

• Audio (General American):

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Noun

snek (plural sneks)

1. (Internet slang, childish, humorous) Alternative form of snake.

Anagrams

• kens, neks, sken

Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɛk/

• Audio:

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Noun

snek c (plural snekken, diminutive snekje n)

1. drakkar, Viking longship

   De snekken waren machtige schepen die door de Vikingen werden gebruikt voor hun reizen en invallen.

   The drakkars were powerful ships used by the Vikings for their voyages and raids.

   Het museum heeft een replica van een snekje om bezoekers een idee te geven van hoe de Vikingen reisden.

   The museum has a replica of a Viking longship to give visitors an idea of how the Vikings traveled.

   De Vikingen versierden hun snekken vaak met prachtige houtsnijwerken.

   The Vikings often adorned their drakkars with beautiful woodcarvings.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English snack.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈsnek/ [ˈsneʔ]
• Rhymes: -nek, -ek
• Hyphenation: snek

Noun

snek (Jawi spelling سنيک, plural snek-snek or snek²)

1. snack

   Synonyms: makanan ringan, kudapan, penganan

   Synonym: (Indonesia) camilan

   Mari kita belih snek di 7 Eleven.

   Let's buy a snack at 7 Eleven.

Further reading

• "snek" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sneik

Verb

snek

1. simple past of snike

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English snake.

Noun

snek

1. snake
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:21:

     Orait God i mekim kamap ol traipela pis na snek bilong solwara, na ol arapela kain samting bilong solwara, na ol kain kain pisin.

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Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English snake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [snek]

Noun

snek (genitive sneka, plural sneks)

1. snake

Declension

Declension of snek

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	snek	sneks
Genitive	sneka	snekas
Dative	sneke	snekes
Accusative	sneki	snekis
Predicative1	sneku	snekus
Vocative	o snek	o sneks

1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.