snusa

Swedish

Etymology

Related to snut (“mouth”), also "snout," probably borrowed through Low German and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *snūt.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²snʉ̟ːsa/
  • Rhymes: -ʉːsa

Verb

snusa (present snusar, preterite snusade, supine snusat, imperative snusa)

  1. to use snus
  2. to lightly snore while asleep
  3. (by extension) to sleep
  4. to sniff
    Synonym: sniffa

Conjugation
Conjugation of snusa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive snusa snusas
Supine snusat snusats
Imperative snusa —
Imper. plural1 snusen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative snusar snusade snusas snusades
Ind. plural1 snusa snusade snusas snusades
Subjunctive2 snuse snusade snuses snusades
Participles
Present participle snusande
Past participle snusad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
  1. “snusa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎ (in Swedish), 1937
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