snus

English

Snus

Alternative forms

• snoos, snoose

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish snus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snuːs/

Noun

snus (uncountable)

1. A type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the (usually upper) lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time.

Translations

type of tobacco snuff

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 口含菸／口含烟

• Estonian: mokatubakas, huuletubakas, tups
• Finnish: nuuska (fi)
• Hungarian: snüssz
• Icelandic: snus n, snustóbak n
• Japanese: スヌース (sunuusu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: snus (no) m

  Nynorsk: snus m

• Swedish: snus (sv) n

See also

• snus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• nuss, suns, Suns, USNS, USNs

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb snuse.

Noun

snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)

1. snuff

Derived terms

• snusdåse

Etymology 2

Verb

snus

1. passive form of snu

References

• “snus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb snusa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snʉːs/

Noun

snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)

1. snuff

Derived terms

• snusdåse

References

• “snus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

snus (portionssnus) i en snusdosa [snus (portion snus) in a snus snuffbox]

lössnus [loose snus]

vit portion ["white portion" – a drier style of portion snus]

Etymology

From snusa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snʉ̟ːs/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

snus n

(uncountable)

1. snus (type of (unfermented) tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the (usually upper) lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time)

   Försäljning av tobaksbaserat snus är förbjudet inom EU utom i Sverige

   The sale of tobacco-based snus is banned in the EU except in Sweden

2. dip, snuff (would normally be qualified as "amerikanskt snus" (American snuff) or the like)
3. (by extension) similar products without tobacco leaf; nicotine pouches, nicotine-free snus, etc.

   vitt snus

   white snus ["vit portion" also refers to a type of regular snus]

4. snuff (sniffed or snorted into the nose – now rare as a product)

   Synonym: luktsnus

Declension

Declension of snus

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	snus	snus
	definite	snuset	snusets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Noun

snus c

(countable)

1. (colloquial) a portion or pinch of snus

   Synonyms: prilla, pris

   • 2019, “Allt om snus”, in Snusbolaget.se‎^[1]:

     Är det till exempel jobbigt att se kollegorna lägga in en snus efter lunchen, se till att du har ätit klart innan dess.

     For example, if it’s hard seeing your colleagues putting in a portion of snus after lunch, make sure you have finished eating before then.

   lägga in en snus

   put in a (portion / pinch of) snus

Declension

Declension of snus

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	snus	snus
	definite	snusen	snusens
plural	indefinite	snusar	snusars
	definite	snusarna	snusarnas

Derived terms

• fint som snus
• jägarsnus (“trail mix”)
• luktsnus (“snuff (sniffed or snorted into the nose)”)
• lössnus (“loose snus”)
• portionssnus (“portion snus”)
• snusbrun (“snuff-brown”)
• snusdosa (“(snus) snuffbox”)
• snusförnuftig
• snusgubbe
• snusmumrik
• snustorr

Related terms

• snusa
• snusare
• snusig

See also

• prilla
• pris
• stock
• tuggtobak (“chewing tobacco”)

References

• snus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• snus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• snus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)