שנויץ

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle Low German snûte, from Old Saxon *snūt, from Proto-West Germanic *snūt. Cognate with German Schnauze, English snout.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): /ʃnɔɪ̯t͡s/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ʃnoʊ̯t͡s/, /ʃnoːt͡s/

Noun

שנויץ • (shnoyts) m, plural שנויצן (shnoytsn)

1. snout
2. prow (ship)

Descendants

• >? English: schnozz