sneu

Dutch

Etymology 1

From a dialectal variant of snode.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /snøː/

Adjective

sneu (comparative sneuer, superlative sneust)

pitiful, pathetic, sad
Hebt ge RSI?? Goh, da's sneu...
You got RSI?? Phew, that's too bad...

sneu geld
wasted money
disappointed
een sneu gezicht trekken
pull a long face

Inflection

Inflection of sneu
uninflected	sneu
inflected	sneue
comparative	sneuer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		sneu	sneuer	het sneust het sneuste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	sneue	sneuere	sneuste
	n. sing.	sneu	sneuer	sneuste
	plural	sneue	sneuere	sneuste
definite		sneue	sneuere	sneuste
partitive		sneus	sneuers	—

Adverb

sneu

pitiful, pathetic, sad
Sneu gelopen!
That went bad!
disappointed
er sneu uitzien
cut a sorry figure

Synonyms

(pitiful) deerniswekkend, meelijwekkend, bedroevend, jammer, hard, teleurstellend
(disappointed) teleurgesteld

Etymology 2

From English snood.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /snøː/

Noun

sneu f (plural sneuen, diminutive sneuke n)

(fishing) any of the branch lines with baited hooks off a longline ("beug"); snood, gangion

Papiamentu

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch sneeuw.

Noun

sneu

snow

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