Schnurrbart

== German == === Etymology === A borrowing from German Low German Snurrbaart, equivalent to schnurren (“to purr”) +‎ Bart (“beard”), thus the "purring beard", perhaps owing to its tendency to rustle when its owner speaks or "purrs", or perhaps due to its resemblance to the whiskers of a purring cat. Compare Schnurrhaar (“whisker”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃnʊʁˌbaːɐ̯t/ === Noun === Schnurrbart m (strong, genitive Schnurrbartes or Schnurrbarts, plural Schnurrbärte, diminutive Schnurrbärtchen n) moustache Synonyms: Oberlippenbart, Schnauzbart, Schnäuzer, Schnauzer m ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Schnurrbart” in Duden online “Schnurrbart”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)