snappe

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German snappen (“make rapid movements with the mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsnɑbə]

Verb

snappe (imperative snap, infinitive at snappe, present tense snapper, past tense snappede, perfect tense snappet)

1. to gasp (due to lack of oxygen, astonishment etc.)

   Synonym: gispe

   1. to talk in furious manner
2. to snatch; to (swiftly) bite on to something (like a dog)

   Synonym: nappe

3. to snatch; to swiftly and deftly grap on to something

   Synonyms: snuppe, nappe

Conjugation

Conjugation of snappe

active passive present snapper snappes past snappede — infinitive snappe snappes imperative snap — participle present snappende past snappet (auxiliary verb have) gerund —

See also

• snap
• opsnappe

References

• “snappe” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Verb

snappe

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of snappen

Anagrams

• sappen