snoka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse *snoka, from Proto-Germanic *snukōną, from Proto-Germanic *snuk-; whence also Norwegian Nynorsk snoka (“to sniff out, spy”), Danish snoge (“to snoop”), Icelandic snokinn (“curious, interested in, nosy”), and Middle English snoken (whence English snoke (“to snuff, smell”)). Compare also Middle Low German snȫkeren (“to sniff out, search with the snout, smell”).

Verb

snoka (present snokar, preterite snokade, supine snokat, imperative snoka)

1. to snoop

   Detektiven snokade runt efter bevis i rummet när alla hade gått

   The detective snooped around looking for evidence in the room after everyone had left

   Jag lyckades snoka fram vem som äger firman

   I managed to find out ("snoop out") who owns the firm

Conjugation

Conjugation of snoka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	snoka		snokas
supine	snokat		snokats
imperative	snoka		—
imper. plural1	snoken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	snokar	snokade	snokas	snokades
ind. plural1	snoka	snokade	snokas	snokades
subjunctive2	snoke	snokade	snokes	snokades
present participle		snokande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• lista ut
• luska (“to suss (out), to poke around (in)”)
• snåga
• snok

References

• “snoka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “snoka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “snoka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)