sneep

English

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sniːp/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

sneep (plural sneeps)

1. The common nase, Chondrostoma nasus.

References

• sneep on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chondrostoma nasus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Chondrostoma nasus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “sneep”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• neeps, Pense, Speen, peens, penes, pesen

Dutch

Etymology

Perhaps related to snip (“snipe”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sneːp/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eːp

Noun

sneep m (plural snepen, diminutive sneepje n)

1. nase, sneep (Chondrostoma nasus)

   Synonym: neusvis

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “sneep”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

• sneep on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl