"snus" meaning in Swedish

See snus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /snʉ̟ːs/ Audio: Sv-snus.ogg
Rhymes: -ʉːs Etymology: Clipping of snustobak (“powdered tobacco taken nasally or orally”), from snusa (“to sniff”) + tobak (“tobacco”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|sv|snustobak||powdered tobacco taken nasally or orally}} Clipping of snustobak (“powdered tobacco taken nasally or orally”), {{compound|sv|snusa|tobak|t1=to sniff|t2=tobacco}} snusa (“to sniff”) + tobak (“tobacco”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=n|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} snus n, {{sv-noun|n}} snus n, {{tlb|sv|uncountable}} (uncountable) Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], snus [indefinite, nominative, singular], snus [genitive, indefinite, singular], snuset [definite, nominative, singular], snusets [definite, genitive, singular], - [indefinite, nominative, plural], - [genitive, indefinite, plural], - [definite, nominative, plural], - [definite, genitive, plural]
  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) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-snus-sv-noun-iGFZ6nC4 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish links with redundant wikilinks, Tobacco Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 24 2 4 26 24 12 1 4 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 1 6 23 20 18 1 5 5 1 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 54 6 19 17 3 Disambiguation of Swedish links with redundant wikilinks: 50 10 16 19 6 Disambiguation of Tobacco: 42 4 46 5 3
  2. dip, snuff (would normally be qualified as "amerikanskt snus" (American snuff) or the like) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-snus-sv-noun-RwXZOUpD
  3. (by extension) similar products without tobacco leaf; nicotine pouches, nicotine-free snus, etc. Tags: broadly, neuter
    Sense id: en-snus-sv-noun-aGmoCATk Categories (other): Tobacco Disambiguation of Tobacco: 42 4 46 5 3
  4. snuff (sniffed or snorted into the nose – now rare as a product) Tags: neuter Synonyms: luktsnus
    Sense id: en-snus-sv-noun-SWGeg4qH

Noun

IPA: /snʉ̟ːs/ Audio: Sv-snus.ogg
Rhymes: -ʉːs Etymology: Clipping of snustobak (“powdered tobacco taken nasally or orally”), from snusa (“to sniff”) + tobak (“tobacco”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|sv|snustobak||powdered tobacco taken nasally or orally}} Clipping of snustobak (“powdered tobacco taken nasally or orally”), {{compound|sv|snusa|tobak|t1=to sniff|t2=tobacco}} snusa (“to sniff”) + tobak (“tobacco”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} snus c, {{sv-noun|c}} snus c, {{tlb|sv|countable}} (countable) Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], snus [indefinite, nominative, singular], snus [genitive, indefinite, singular], snusen [definite, nominative, singular], snusens [definite, genitive, singular], snusar [indefinite, nominative, plural], snusars [genitive, indefinite, plural], snusarna [definite, nominative, plural], snusarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (colloquial) a portion or pinch of snus Tags: colloquial, common-gender, uncountable Synonyms: prilla, pris Related terms: snusa, snusare, snusig, prilla, pris, stock, tuggtobak (english: chewing tobacco)
    Sense id: en-snus-sv-noun-7HI8pgVO Derived forms: fint som snus, jägarsnus (english: trail mix), luktsnus (english: snuff (sniffed or snorted into the nose)), lössnus (english: loose snus), portionssnus (english: portion snus), snusbrun (english: snuff-brown), snusdosa (english: (snus) snuffbox), snusförnuftig, snusgubbe, snusmumrik, snustorr

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Försäljning av tobaksbaserat snus är förbjudet inom EU utom i Sverige",
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          "ref": "1894, Gustaf Fröding, “Idealism och realism [Idealism and Realism]”, in Nya dikter [New Poems]:",
          "text": "Nu är jag led vid tidens schism\nemellan jord och stjärnor.\nVår idealism och realism\nde klyva [old present tense plural, usually klyver] våra hjärnor.\nDet ljugs, när porträtterat grus\nfår namn av konst och fägring.\nEn syn, som svävar skön och ljus\ni skyn, är sann som hägring.\nMen strunt är strunt och snus är snus,\nom ock i gyllne [gyllene] dosor,\noch rosor i ett sprucket krus\när ändå alltid rosor.",
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          "english": "The sale of tobacco-based snus is banned in the EU except in Sweden",
          "text": "Försäljning av tobaksbaserat snus är förbjudet inom EU utom i Sverige",
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          "text": "Nu är jag led vid tidens schism\nemellan jord och stjärnor.\nVår idealism och realism\nde klyva [old present tense plural, usually klyver] våra hjärnor.\nDet ljugs, när porträtterat grus\nfår namn av konst och fägring.\nEn syn, som svävar skön och ljus\ni skyn, är sann som hägring.\nMen strunt är strunt och snus är snus,\nom ock i gyllne [gyllene] dosor,\noch rosor i ett sprucket krus\när ändå alltid rosor.",
          "translation": "Now I am weary of the current [the time's] schism\nbetween earth and stars.\nOur idealism and realism\nthey split our brains.\nPeople lie [it is lied], when portrayed dust [gravel, sometimes used figuratively like dust, especially in the past]\ngets called art and beauty [\"gets name of\" – archaic].\nA sight, that floats fair and bright\nin the sky, is true as a mirage.\nBut nonsense is nonsense and snuff is snuff [fairly well-known line],\nif also in golden boxes [small boxes with a lid].\nAnd roses in a cracked jug\nare still always roses.",
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        "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)"
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          "english": "white snus [\"vit portion\" also refers to a type of regular snus]",
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}

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      "word": "jägarsnus"
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      "word": "snusare"
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      "word": "snusig"
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    {
      "word": "prilla"
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      "word": "pris"
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      "word": "stock"
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      "english": "chewing tobacco",
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      "word": "tuggtobak"
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          "english": "put in a (portion / pinch of) snus",
          "text": "lägga in en snus",
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          "english": "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.",
          "ref": "2019, “Allt om snus”, in Snusbolaget.se:",
          "text": "Är det till exempel jobbigt att se kollegorna lägga in en snus efter lunchen, se till att du har ätit klart innan dess.",
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