שנויץ

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German snûte, from Old Saxon *snūt, from Proto-West Germanic *snūt. Cognate with German Schnauze, English snout.

Pronunciation

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  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /ʃnɔɪ̯t͡s/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /ʃnoʊ̯t͡s/, /ʃnoːt͡s/

Noun

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שנויץ (shnoytsm, plural שנויצן (shnoytsn)

  1. snout
  2. prow (ship)

Descendants

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  • >? English: schnozz