Schnaps
German
editEtymology
editFrom German Low German Snapps, originally “a sip (of liquor)”. Related to schnappen.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSchnaps m (strong, genitive Schnapses, plural Schnäpse, diminutive Schnäpschen n)
- spirit, booze, hard liquor
- Synonyms: Branntwein; (colloquial) Fusel; (colloquial) Hartstoff; Spirituose
Usage notes
edit- Unlike English schnapps, the German word is general and does not refer to any specific kind of liquor. It is used, however, less commonly of more fancy or “sophisticated” kinds of spirits (such as whiskey).
Declension
editDeclension of Schnaps [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Danish: snaps
- → English: schnapps, schnaps
- → Estonian: naps
- → Faroese: snapsur
- → Finnish: snapsi
- → French: schnaps
- → Japanese: シュナップス
- → Kashubian: sznaps
- → Norwegian Bokmål: snaps
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: snaps
- → Polish: sznaps
- → Portuguese: schnaps, schnapps
- → Russian: шнапс (šnaps)
- → Serbo-Croatian: šnaps, шнапс
- → Swedish: snaps
- → Ukrainian: шнапс (šnaps)
- → Vietnamese: rượu sơnap
Further reading
editHunsrik
editPronunciation
editNoun
editSchnaps m (plural Schneps, diminutive Schnepsje)
Further reading
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