Swedish noun

en snara

snare, trap, nooseAlso the plural of snar.

Meaning

snare; trap; noose

In Swedish: ögla av rep som kan dras åt

Forms

Forms of snara
Singular, indefiniteen snara
Singular, definitesnaran
Plural, indefinitesnaror
Plural, definitesnarorna

snara is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor snara, den stora snaran. Check another noun

Practise snara

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Is it en snara or ett snara?

snara in a sentence

  • lägga snaran om någons hals
    spring a trap on sby

Questions

What does snara mean in English?

snara means “snare, trap”.

Is it en snara or ett snara?

It is en snara, and “the snare” is snaran.

What is the plural of snara?

The plural of snara is snaror, and the definite plural is snarorna.

Similar words

lassorepögla

Origin

From Old Swedish snara, from Old Norse snara, from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ.

Nearby common words

snara is number 6,394 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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  • 6,391svensexa a bachelor party, a stag party, a stag night
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  • 6,393kartong cardboard (box)
  • 6,395kläm a squeeze; a narrow passage or a difficult situation, energy, emphasis, force, skill; med kläm
  • 6,396dygd virtue, chastity
  • 6,397eko echo
  • 6,398förlovning engagement
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