Schnur

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃnuːr/, [ʃnu(ː)ɐ̯] Rhymes: -uːɐ̯ Homophone: schnurr (some speakers) === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German snuor, from Old High German snuor, from Proto-Germanic *snōrō. Cognate with Dutch snoer. Also related to English snare. ==== Noun ==== Schnur f (genitive Schnur, plural Schnüre, diminutive Schnürchen n) cord, string (chiefly colloquial) cable (electronic wire) ===== Usage notes ===== A Schnur is thicker than a Faden (“thread”), but thinner than a Seil (“rope”). ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German snur, from Old High German snur, from Proto-West Germanic *snuʀu (“daughter-in-law”). ==== Noun ==== Schnur f (genitive Schnur, plural Schnuren or Schnüre) (dialectal, otherwise obsolete) daughter-in-law Synonym: Schwiegertochter ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “Schnur”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)