snurken

Dutch

Alternative forms

• snorken

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnʏrkə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: snur‧ken
• Rhymes: -ʏrkən

Verb

snurken

1. (intransitive) to snore

Inflection

Conjugation of snurken (weak)
infinitive	snurken
past singular	snurkte
past participle	gesnurkt
infinitive	snurken
gerund	snurken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	snurk	snurkte
2nd person sing. (jij)	snurkt	snurkte
2nd person sing. (u)	snurkt	snurkte
2nd person sing. (gij)	snurkt	snurkte
3rd person singular	snurkt	snurkte
plural	snurken	snurkten
subjunctive sing.1	snurke	snurkte
subjunctive plur.1	snurken	snurkten
imperative sing.	snurk
imperative plur.1	snurkt
participles	snurkend	gesnurkt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• snurker m
• gesnurk n
• insnurken

Descendants

• Berbice Creole Dutch: snorku
• → Saramaccan: lonká

Low German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *snarkjaną. Compare English snark, snort and snore, Dutch snurken, snorken and snorren.

Verb

snurken (past snurk, past participle snurkt, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (transitive) To snore

Conjugation

Conjugation of snurken (weak verb)

infinitive	snurken
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	snurk	snurk
2nd person singular	snurks(t)	snurks(t)
3rd person singular	snurk(t)	snurk
plural	snurkt, snurken	snurken
imperative	present	—
singular	snurk(e)
plural	snurkt
participle	present	past
	snurken	(e)snurkt, gesnurkt
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Synonyms

• snarken

Related terms

• snarken
• snorren
• snurren