Schnaps
German
Etymology
From German Low German Snapps, originally “a sip (of liquor)”. Related to schnappen.
Pronunciation
Noun
Schnaps m (strong, genitive Schnapses, plural Schnäpse, diminutive Schnäpschen n)
- spirit, booze, hard liquor
- Synonyms: Branntwein; (colloquial) Fusel; (colloquial) Hartstoff; Spirituose
Usage notes
- 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
Declension of Schnaps [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
Descendants
- → 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
- “Schnaps” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schnaps” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schnaps” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
Schnaps m (plural Schneps, diminutive Schnepsje)
Further reading
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