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

Inflection

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 bad!

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 sneuke n)

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

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Papiamentu

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch sneeuw.

Noun

sneu

1. snow