*snawwaz
Runic: ᛊᚾᚨᚹᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈsnɑw.wɑz/adjective · a-stem
Meanings
- bald
- quick, sudden
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ksnow-ó-s, from *ksnew- (‘to scrape, sharpen’). The original sense was "shaved" > "bald", whence the other senses via figurative extension of "sharp, quick".
Other theories derive the word from *snewaną (‘to rush, hurry’) or its root, Proto-Indo-European *snewH- (‘to be fleet’), based on the assumption of "quick" as the original sense, with de Vries explicitly preferring this latter derivation over the *ksnew- theory.
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | snawwaz | snawwō | snawwą, -atō | snawwai | snawwôz | snawwō |
| Acc. | snawwanǭ | snawwǭ | snawwą, -atō | snawwanz | snawwōz | snawwō |
| Gen. | snawwas, -is | snawwaizōz | snawwas, -is | snawwaizǫ̂ | snawwaizǫ̂ | snawwaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | snawwammai | snawwaizōi | snawwammai | snawwaimaz | snawwaimaz | snawwaimaz |
| Inst. | snawwanō | snawwaizō | snawwanō | snawwaimiz | snawwaimiz | snawwaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | snawwô | snawwǭ | snawwô | snawwaniz | snawwōniz | snawwōnō |
| Acc. | snawwanų | snawwōnų | snawwô | snawwanunz | snawwōnunz | snawwōnō |
| Gen. | snawwiniz | snawwōniz | snawwiniz | snawwanǫ̂ | snawwōnǫ̂ | snawwanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | snawwini | snawwōni | snawwini | snawwammaz | snawwōmaz | snawwammaz |
| Inst. | snawwinē | snawwōnē | snawwinē | snawwammiz | snawwōmiz | snawwammiz |
Descendants
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*snauw (Proto-West Germanic)
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*snau (Old Saxon)
- snouw, snaw (Middle Low German)
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*snau (Old Saxon)
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snøggr (Old Norse)
- snug (English)
- snøggur (Faroese)
- snöggur (Icelandic)
- snøgg (Norwegian Bokmål)
- snøgg, snogg, snegg (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- snögg, snygg (Swedish)