Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snekke

/snɛkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: snekke
IPA: /snɛkə/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Viking fighting vessel smaller than a longship

Example Sentences

"Snekke […] Small warship for Danish waters ca. 1030."
"They were excellent, new snekrs, nearly eighty feet long each; with double banks for twelve oars a side in the waist, which was open, save a fighting gangway along the sides; with high poop and forecastle decks; and with one large sail apiece."

Etymology

From Danish snekke, from Old Norse snekkja, probably from Proto-Germanic *snakkǭ, *snakkaz, related to Old English snacc (“swift sailing vessel”).

Origin

Source language: Danish

Word Breakdown

Root: snekke, snekkja, *snakkǭ

Inflected Forms

snekkes (plural) snekr (alternative) snekkja (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

snek snekker

Questions

How do you pronounce snekke?: The recorded pronunciation is /snɛkə/.
What does snekke mean?: A Viking fighting vessel smaller than a longship
Where does snekke come from?: It is traced to Danish.

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