snobje
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West Frisian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Origin obscure. Apparently related to Dutch snoepen (“to snack, eat sweets”) and German Low German snopen (“to snack, nibble”), perhaps all from Old Norse snópa (“to idle around”). Compare also Old Frisian snabba (“mouth”), Old Norse snoppa (“snout, muzzle”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]snobje
Inflection
[edit]| Weak class 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | snobje | |||
| 3rd singular past | snobbe | |||
| past participle | snobbe | |||
| infinitive | snobje | |||
| long infinitive | snobjen | |||
| gerund | snobjen n | |||
| auxiliary | hawwe | |||
| indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st singular | snobje | snobbe | ||
| 2nd singular | snobbest | snobbest | ||
| 3rd singular | snobbet | snobbe | ||
| plural | snobje | snobben | ||
| imperative | snobje | |||
| participles | snobjend | snobbe | ||
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “snobje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011