snok

Polabian

Etymology

From Middle Low German snāke, from Old Saxon *snako, from Proto-West Germanic *snakō (“snake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɔk/

Noun

snok m ? (nominative plural snocai)

1. blindworm

Swedish

snok

Etymology

From the Old Norse snókr (“a snake”) or snákr (“only in poetry; a snake”), from Proto-Germanic *snakô; cognates include the Danish snog, Icelandic snákur (“a snake”), English snake.

Noun

snok c

1. grass snake (Natrix natrix)

   Synonyms: vanlig snok, vattensnok

2. (slang) a nose (in a person's face)

   Mannen hade en stor snok i plytet.

   The man had a big schnozzle in the mug.

3. (derogatory, somewhat dated) an ingratiating person with ulterior motive
4. (derogatory, somewhat dated) a snoop; a person who (openly or covertly) investigate, check, or spy

   En snok är här och vill tala med dig.

   A copper is here to talk with you.

Declension

Declension of snok
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	snok	snoken	snokar	snokarna
Genitive	snoks	snokens	snokars	snokarnas

Derived terms

(grass snake):

• snokartad (“something similar to a grass snake”)
• snokbestånd (“grass snake population”)
• snokbittra (“Picris hieracioides”)
• snokbär (“beeries of rhamnus frangula”)
• snokbärbuske (“rhamnus frangula”)

(ulterior motive):

• hyllesnok (“favor seeker”)
• pigesnok (“man who tries to pick up young women”)

(snoop):

• polissnok (“police officer”)
• tullsnok (“customs inspector”)

References

• snok in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• kons, skon