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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
snus (uncountable)
- A type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the upper lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time.
Translations[edit]
type of tobacco snuff
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Anagrams[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From the verb snuse.
Noun[edit]
snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
snus
- passive form of snu
References[edit]
- “snus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the verb snusa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “snus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From snusa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
snus n or c
- (uncountable, neuter) a type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the upper lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time
- (countable, common, colloquial) a portion of snus
- 2019, “Allt om snus”, in Snusbolaget.se[1]:
- Är det till exempel jobbigt att se kollegorna lägga in en snus efter lunchen, se till att du har ätit klart innan dess.
- For example, if it’s hard seeing your colleagues putting in a portion of snus after lunch, make sure you have finished eating before then.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of snus 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | snus | snuset | — | — |
| Genitive | snus | snusets | — | — |
| Declension of snus 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | snus | snusen | snus | snusen |
| Genitive | snus | snusens | snus | snusens |
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