snirkel
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Schnörkel. Cognate of Danish snørkel, snirkel.
Noun[edit]
snirkel c
- a swirl, a squiggle (a swirl or (by extension) something made up of swirls)
- Jag gillar den där ornamentala snirkeln
- I like that ornamental swirly thing
Declension[edit]
Declension of snirkel | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | snirkel | snirkeln | snirklar | snirklarna |
Genitive | snirkels | snirkelns | snirklars | snirklarnas |
Related terms[edit]
- snirklig (“swirly, squiggly”)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- snirkel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- snirkel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- snirkel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- snirkel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)