snus

English

Snus

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish snus.

Noun

snus (uncountable)

1. 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

type of tobacco snuff

• Estonian: mokatubakas, huuletubakas, tups
• Finnish: nuuska (fi)
• Icelandic: snus n, snustóbak n
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• Norwegian: snus (no) m
• Swedish: snus (sv) n

See also

• snus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• USNs, nuss, suns

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb snuse

Noun

snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)

1. snuff

Derived terms

• snusdåse

Etymology 2

Verb

snus

1. passive form of snu

References

• “snus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb snuse

Noun

snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)

1. snuff

Derived terms

• snusdåse

References

• “snus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

snus

Etymology

From snusa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snʉ̟ːs/
• Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

snus n or c

1. (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
2. (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

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

Derived terms

• snusbrun
• snusdosa
• snusförnuftig
• snusgubbe
• snusmumrik

Related terms

• snusa
• snusare
• snusig

See also

• prilla

References

• snus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)