Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snoke

/snˈoʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
snoke
IPA
/snˈoʊk/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

verb

To sniff or smell; to sniff at; to poke around sniffing with the nose.

verb

To sneak about; to spy on; to snoop.

verb

To snort contemptuously; to scorn, despise.

Etymology

From Middle English snoken, possibly from Old Norse *snoka, from Proto-Germanic *snukōną (“to snuff, snuffle, sniff out”), from the root *snuk-, of uncertain origin. Compare sneak and snoop for the sound symbolism.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: snoken, *snoka, *snukōną

Inflected Forms

Snokes (plural) snokes (present, singular) snoking (participle, present) snoked (participle, past) snoked (past) snook (alternative) snoak (alternative) snouk (alternative) snock (alternative) snooke (alternative, obsolete) snooac (alternative, obsolete) snouke (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

snook

Rhymes With

broke joke smoke spoke stroke woke folk oak coke stoke choke soak

Questions

How do you pronounce snoke?
The recorded pronunciation is /snˈoʊk/.
What does snoke mean?
A surname.
Where does snoke come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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