Reconstruction:Old English/snut

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *snūte f

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *snūt, from Proto-Germanic *snūtaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /snuːt/

Noun

*snūt m

  1. nose
  2. snout

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative *snūt *snūtas
accusative *snūt *snūtas
genitive *snūtes *snūta
dative *snūte *snūtum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: snowte, snoute, snout, snute, snowth
    • English: snout
    • Scots: snout, snoot
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