snus

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish snus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /snuːs/

Noun

snus (uncountable)

  1. A type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the (usually upper) lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb snuse.

Noun

snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)

  1. snuff
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Etymology 2

Verb

snus

  1. passive form of snu

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb snusa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /snʉːs/

Noun

snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)

  1. snuff

Synonyms

  • nasegryn (only for sniffing tobacco)

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish snus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnus/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -us
  • Syllabification: snus

Noun

snus m inan

  1. snus (type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the (usually upper) lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time)

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Further reading

  • snus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

Clipping of snustobak (powdered tobacco taken nasally or orally), from snusa (to sniff) +‎ tobak (tobacco).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /snʉ̟ːs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

snus n

(uncountable)

  1. snus (type of (unfermented) tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the (usually upper) lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time)
    Försäljning av tobaksbaserat snus är förbjudet inom EU utom i Sverige
    The sale of tobacco-based snus is banned in the EU except in Sweden
    • 1894, Gustaf Fröding, “Idealism och realism [Idealism and Realism]”, in Nya dikter [New Poems]:
      Nu är jag led vid tidens schism
      emellan jord och stjärnor.
      Vår idealism och realism
      de klyva [old present tense plural, usually klyver] våra hjärnor.

      Det ljugs, när porträtterat grus
      får namn av konst och fägring.
      En syn, som svävar skön och ljus
      i skyn, är sann som hägring.

      Men strunt är strunt och snus är snus,
      om ock i gyllne [gyllene] dosor,
      och rosor i ett sprucket krus
      är ändå alltid rosor.
      Now I am weary of the current [the time's] schism
      between earth and stars.
      Our idealism and realism
      they split our brains.

      People lie [it is lied], when portrayed dust [gravel, sometimes used figuratively like dust, especially in the past]
      gets called art and beauty ["gets name of" – archaic].
      A sight, that floats fair and bright
      in the sky, is true as a mirage.

      But nonsense is nonsense and snuff is snuff [fairly well-known line],
      if also in golden boxes [small boxes with a lid].
      And roses in a cracked jug
      are still always roses.
  2. dip, snuff (would normally be qualified as "amerikanskt snus" (American snuff) or the like)
  3. (by extension) similar products without tobacco leaf; nicotine pouches, nicotine-free snus, etc.
    vitt snus
    white snus ["vit portion" also refers to a type of regular snus]
  4. snuff (sniffed or snorted into the nose – now rare as a product)
    Synonym: luktsnus

Declension

Declension of snus
nominative genitive
singular indefinite snus snus
definite snuset snusets
plural indefinite
definite

Noun

snus c

(countable)

  1. (colloquial) a portion or pinch of snus
    Synonyms: prilla, pris
    lägga in en snus
    put in a (portion / pinch of) snus
    • 2019, “Allt om snus”, in Snusbolaget.se[1]:
      Är det till exempel jobbigt att se kollegorna lägga in en snus efter lunchen, se till att du har ätit klart innan dess.
      For example, if it’s hard seeing your colleagues putting in a portion of snus after lunch, make sure you have finished eating before then.

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