snut

Danish

Noun

snut

  1. Term of endearment.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

snut m (definite singular snuten, indefinite plural snutar, definite plural snutane)

  1. Alternative form of snute

Slovene

Participle

snut

  1. past passive participle of snuti

Swedish

Etymology

Originally meaning "snout," from Middle Low German snûte, from Old Saxon *snūt, from Proto-West Germanic *snūt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /snʉːt/
  • Rhymes: -ʉːt

Noun

snut c

  1. (slang, possibly derogatory) a cop (police officer)
    Synonyms: (more derogatory) gris, polis
  2. (slang, possibly derogatory, in the singular definite "snuten") the cops (collectively)
    Synonyms: bängen, bylingen, aina, farbror blå, grisen, polisen
    Snuten kommer!
    The cops are coming!

Usage notes

Sometimes used ironically by police officers themselves. Usually less derogatory compared to other slang terms.

Declension
Declension of snut 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative snut snuten snutar snutarna
Genitive snuts snutens snutars snutarnas

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