sneu

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snøː/

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• Hyphenation: sneu
• Rhymes: -øː

Etymology 1

From a dialectal variant of snode.

Adjective

sneu (comparative sneuer, superlative sneust)

1. pitiful, pathetic, sad

   Hebt ge RSI?? Goh, da's sneu... ― You got RSI?? Phew, that's too bad...

   sneu geld ― wasted money

2. disappointed

   een sneu gezicht trekken ― pull a long face

Declension

Declension of sneu
uninflected	sneu
inflected	sneue
comparative	sneuer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		sneu	sneuer	het sneust het sneuste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	sneue	sneuere	sneuste
	n. sing.	sneu	sneuer	sneuste
	plural	sneue	sneuere	sneuste
definite		sneue	sneuere	sneuste
partitive		sneus	sneuers	—

Adverb

sneu

1. pitiful, pathetic, sad

   Sneu gelopen! ― That went badly!

2. disappointed

   er sneu uitzien ― cut a sorry figure

Synonyms

• (pitiful) deerniswekkend, meelijwekkend, bedroevend, jammer, hard, teleurstellend
• (disappointed) teleurgesteld

Etymology 2

From English snood.

Noun

sneu f (plural sneuen, diminutive sneutje n or sneuke n)

1. (fishing) any of the branch lines with baited hooks off a longline ("beug"); snood, gangion

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch sneeuw.

Noun

sneu

1. snow