Definitions and meaning of sny
sny
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) enPR: snī, IPA(key): /snaɪ/
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- (UK) enPR: snī, IPA(key): /snʌɪ/
Etymology 1
From a derivative of Proto-Germanic *snīkaną (“to crawl, creep”), similar to modern sneak. First attested in late Middle English; from Middle English snyȝe (“creep”); compare Danish snige (“sneak”).
Verb
sny (third-person singular simple present snies, present participle snying, simple past and past participle snied)
- (obsolete, rare, intransitive) move, proceed
References
- “† Sny, v.” listed on page 343 of volume IX, part I (Si–St) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1919]
- “†sny, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
Etymology 2
First attested in 1674; its etymology is unknown. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
- snithe, snive
- snie, sny, snye
- snee
Verb
sny (third-person singular simple present snies, present participle snying, simple past and past participle snied)
- (now dialectal, intransitive) Abound, swarm, teem, be infested, with something
Translations
References
- “Sny, v.” listed on page 343 of volume IX, part I (Si–St) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1919]
- “sny, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
Etymology 3
First attested in 1711; its etymology is unknown; perhaps from Proto-Germanic *snōwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sneh₁- (“to wind; twist; braid; plait”). Compare snying and the Danish sno (“to twine”, “to twist”).
Noun
sny (plural snies)
- (shipbuilding) Upward curving observed in the planks of a wooden ship or boat.
- [1711 onward] An upward curve at the edge of a plank.
- [circa 1850 onward] An upward curve in the lines of a wooden watercraft from amidships toward its bow and its stern.
References
- “Sny, sb.” listed on page 343 of volume IX, part I (Si–St) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1919]
- “sny, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
Etymology 4
First attested with this spelling in 1893; see snye.
Noun
sny (plural snies)
- (archaic) A small channel of water.
- 1893, Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer, Detective and Other Stories (1896), page unknown
- “Well, Mars Tom, my idea is like dis. It ain’t no use, we can’t kill dem po’ strangers dat ain’t doin’ us no harm, till we’ve had practice — I knows it perfectly well, Mars Tom — ‛deed I knows it perfectly well. But ef we takes a’ ax or two, jist you en me en Huck, en slips acrost de river to-night arter de moon’s gone down, en kills dat sick fam’ly dat’s over on the Sny, en burns dey house down, en —”
References
- “snye” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
sny
- nominative/accusative/vocative/instrumental plural of sen
Anagrams
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsnɘ/
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- Rhymes: -ɘ
- Syllabification: sny
Noun
sny
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of sen
Source: wiktionary.org