schnö

Bavarian

Alternative forms
  • schnej (West Central)
  • schnöll (Southern)

Etymology

From Middle High German snel, from Old High German snel (“nimble, brave, quick, lively”), from Proto-West Germanic *snell, from Proto-Germanic *snellaz (“active, bold, quick”). Cognates include German schnell, Yiddish ⁧שנעל⁩ (shnel),Dutch snel, English snell, Old Norse snjallr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnœː/

Adjective

schnö (comparative schnöller, superlative schnöstn)

  1. quick, fast
    Synonym: gschwind

Adverb

schnö

  1. quickly
    Synonym: gschwind
  2. again; quick; used after a question to imply that one ought to know the answer
    Synonyms: glei, gschwind, no amoi
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