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Etymology tree Middle Dutch snappen Dutch snappenbor. Low German snappenbor. English snap From Dutch snappen (“to bite; seize”) or Low German snappen (“to bite; seize”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *snappōn, from Proto-Germanic *snappōną (“to snap; snatch; chatter”), intensive form of *snapāną (”to snap; grab”, whence Old Norse snapa (“to get; scrounge”)), from Proto-Indo-European *snop-; compare Lithuanian snãpas (“beak, bill”). (One alternative hypothesis links the Germanic words to *snu-, an expressive root deriving words meaning “nose”, “snout”, “sniff” etc., but this is phonetically unsound.) In any case influenced by onomatopoeia; note expressions such as snip-snap, containing the formally unrelated snip. Cognate with West Frisian snappe (“to get; catch; snap”), German schnappen (“to grab”), Swedish snappa (“to snatch”). The verb is derived from the noun.

286 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Hungarian: a manóba — used in place of expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously
• Bulgarian: щракване (štrakvane) — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• Finnish: napsahdus — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• Finnish: napsaus — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• Finnish: napsautus — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• French: claquer — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• Galician: chasquexo — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• Galician: estalo — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• German: Knacken — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• German: Knallen — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• German: Knack — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• German: Knall — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• German: Peitschenknall — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• Italian: schiocco — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• Māori: patō — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• Portuguese: estalo — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• Russian: щелчо́к (ščelčók) — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• Russian: треск (tresk) — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• Spanish: chasquido — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• Spanish: crujido — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• Swedish: knäpp — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• Turkish: çat — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• Turkish: çıt — quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound
• Finnish: napsahdus — sudden break
• German: Bruch — sudden break
• German: Brechen — sudden break
• Māori: whati — sudden break
• Portuguese: estalar — sudden break
• Bulgarian: защипване (zaštipvane) — attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab
• Finnish: nappaus — attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab
• Finnish: sieppaus — attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab
• German: Schnappen — attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab
• German: Zuschnappen — attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab
• Portuguese: buscas — attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab
• Portuguese: bote — attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab
• Russian: хвать (xvatʹ) — attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab
• Russian: кусь (kusʹ) — attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab
• Bulgarian: щракване (štrakvane) — act of producing sound with fingers
• Czech: lusknutí — act of producing sound with fingers
• Finnish: (sormien) napsautus — act of producing sound with fingers
• French: claquement de doigts — act of producing sound with fingers
• German: Schnippen — act of producing sound with fingers
• German: Schnalzen — act of producing sound with fingers
• German: Fingerschnippen — act of producing sound with fingers
• Gujarati: ચપટી (capṭī) — act of producing sound with fingers
• Italian: schiocco — act of producing sound with fingers
• Portuguese: estalar (os dedos) — act of producing sound with fingers
• Russian: щелчо́к па́льцами (ščelčók pálʹcami) — act of producing sound with fingers
• Spanish: chasquido de dedos — act of producing sound with fingers
• Swedish: knäpp — act of producing sound with fingers
• Swedish: knäppning — act of producing sound with fingers
• Telugu: చిటిక (ciṭika) — act of producing sound with fingers
• Bulgarian: затварящо устройство (zatvarjašto ustrojstvo) — fastening device
• Finnish: neppari — fastening device
• German: Schnappverschluss — fastening device
• German: Schnappschloss — fastening device
• German: Druckknopf — fastening device
• German: Schnapper — fastening device
• Ido: agrafo — fastening device
• Polish: napa — fastening device
• Polish: zatrzask — fastening device
• Russian: застёжка (zastjóžka) — fastening device
• Russian: замо́чек (zamóček) — fastening device
• Swedish: tryckknapp — fastening device
• Bulgarian: снимка (snimka) — informal: photograph
• Finnish: räpsy — informal: photograph
• French: photographie — informal: photograph
• French: photo — informal: photograph
• French: instantané — informal: photograph
• German: Schnappschuss — informal: photograph
• Occitan: fotografia — informal: photograph
• Portuguese: clique — informal: photograph
• Russian: сни́мок (snímok) — informal: photograph
• Spanish: fotografía — informal: photograph
• Spanish: foto — informal: photograph
• Spanish: instantánea — informal: photograph
• German: Losbrechen — sudden release of something held under pressure or tension
• German: Losschnappen — sudden release of something held under pressure or tension
• German: Ruckanstieg — sudden release of something held under pressure or tension
• Italian: scatto — sudden release of something held under pressure or tension
• Spanish: agolpamiento — sudden release of something held under pressure or tension
• Bulgarian: курабия (kurabija) — thin circular cookie or similar good
• Finnish: pikkuleipä — thin circular cookie or similar good
• German: Keks — thin circular cookie or similar good
• Finnish: jakso — brisk, cold weather that passes quickly
• German: Brise — brisk, cold weather that passes quickly
• Portuguese: geladiço — brisk, cold weather that passes quickly
• Portuguese: brisa — brisk, cold weather that passes quickly
• Finnish: hetki — very short period of time, or task
• Finnish: vilaus — very short period of time, or task
• Finnish: silmänräpäys — very short period of time, or task
• Finnish: hujaus — very short period of time, or task
• Finnish: pikkujuttu — very short period of time, or task
• Finnish: pikkuhomma — very short period of time, or task
• German: Augenblick — very short period of time, or task
• German: Moment — very short period of time, or task
• Occitan: instant — very short period of time, or task
• Occitan: virat d'uèlh — very short period of time, or task
• Portuguese: instante — very short period of time, or task
• Russian: мгнове́ние о́ка (mgnovénije óka) — very short period of time, or task
• Spanish: instante — very short period of time, or task
• Spanish: un abrir y cerrar de ojos — very short period of time, or task
• Finnish: vihreä papu — snap bean
• Catalan: esnap — football: hike
• Finnish: aloitussyöttö — football: hike
• German: Snap — football: hike
• Finnish: välipala — small meal
• Finnish: lounas — small meal
• German: Snack — small meal
• Finnish: hermo — card game
• German: Schnipp Schnapp — card game
• Irish: snap — card game
• Italian: rubamazzetto — card game
• Māori: taukapo — card game
• Finnish: rohmu — greedy fellow
• Finnish: helppo — that which is, or may be, snapped up
• Finnish: helppo — briskness, vigour, energy, decision
• Finnish: sauma — slang: circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained
• Finnish: helppo nakki — slang: something easy or effortless
• Chinese Mandarin: 加加速度 — physics: fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time
• Finnish: napse — physics: fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time
• German: Ruckänderung — physics: fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time
• German: Knall — physics: fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time
• Korean: 가가가속도 (gagagasokdo) — physics: fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time
• Finnish: puupenni — something of no value
• Finnish: helppo nakki — slang: easy and profitable place or task
• German: Schnippchen — slang: cheat or sharper
• Finnish: snäppi — visual message sent through Snapchat
• Hindi: स्नैप (snaip) — visual message sent through Snapchat
• Polish: snap — visual message sent through Snapchat
• Turkish: snap — visual message sent through Snapchat
• Bashkir: кинәт/ҡапыл ярылыу (kinət/qapıl yarılıw) — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Bashkir: шартлап һыныу (şartlap hınıw) — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Bashkir: өҙөлөү (öźölöw) — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Bulgarian: чупя (čupja) — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Esperanto: rompiĝi — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Finnish: napsahtaa poikki — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Finnish: katketa — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Finnish: katkaista — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Finnish: mennä poikki — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• French: rompre — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• German: abbrechen — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Italian: spezzare — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Māori: whati — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Russian: лома́ть (lomátʹ) — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Russian: слома́ть (slomátʹ) — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Russian: лома́ться (lomátʹsja) — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Russian: слома́ться (slomátʹsja) — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Spanish: quebrar — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Spanish: romper de golpe — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Spanish: tronchar — transitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Spanish: quebrarse — intransitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Spanish: romperse de golpe — intransitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Spanish: troncharse — intransitive: to break apart suddenly or at once
• Bulgarian: щраквам (štrakvam) — to give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack
• Choctaw: bʋsa — to give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack
• Finnish: rasahtaa — to give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack
• Finnish: räsähtää — to give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack
• German: krachen — to give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack
• Irish: pléasc — to give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack
• Māori: kē — to give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack
• Māori: patō — to give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack
• Māori: pakē — to give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack
• Russian: щёлкать (ščólkatʹ) — to give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack
• Russian: щёлкнуть (ščólknutʹ) — to give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack
• Bulgarian: захапвам (zahapvam) — to attempt to seize with the teeth or bite
• Finnish: puraista — to attempt to seize with the teeth or bite
• Finnish: haukata — to attempt to seize with the teeth or bite
• Finnish: näykätä — to attempt to seize with the teeth or bite
• German: zuschnappen — to attempt to seize with the teeth or bite
• Russian: ца́пать (cápatʹ) — to attempt to seize with the teeth or bite
• Russian: ца́пнуть (cápnutʹ) — to attempt to seize with the teeth or bite
• Ottoman Turkish: چاقمق (çakmak) — to attempt to seize with the teeth or bite
• Finnish: tarttua — to attempt to seize with eagerness
• German: schnappen — to attempt to seize with eagerness
• Finnish: tiuskaista — to speak abruptly or sharply
• Finnish: äyskäistä — to speak abruptly or sharply
• Finnish: tiuskia — to speak abruptly or sharply
• Finnish: äyskiä — to speak abruptly or sharply
• German: blaffen — to speak abruptly or sharply
• Greek: αποπαίρνω (apopaírno) — to speak abruptly or sharply
• Italian: sbottare — to speak abruptly or sharply
• Polish: odpyskiwać — to speak abruptly or sharply
• Polish: odpyskowywać — to speak abruptly or sharply
• Polish: odpyskować — to speak abruptly or sharply
• Russian: ря́вкать (rjávkatʹ) — to speak abruptly or sharply
• Russian: ря́вкнуть (rjávknutʹ) — to speak abruptly or sharply
• Russian: огрыза́ться (ogryzátʹsja) — to speak abruptly or sharply
• Russian: огрызну́ться (ogryznútʹsja) — to speak abruptly or sharply
• Spanish: increpar — to speak abruptly or sharply
• Finnish: luhistua — to give way abruptly and loudly
• Finnish: sortua — to give way abruptly and loudly
• German: zerreißen — to give way abruptly and loudly
• Finnish: pimahtaa — to suffer a mental breakdown
• Finnish: romahtaa — to suffer a mental breakdown
• German: durchdrehen — to suffer a mental breakdown
• German: ausrasten — to suffer a mental breakdown
• German: überschnappen — to suffer a mental breakdown
• Norwegian Nynorsk: klikka — to suffer a mental breakdown
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gå av skaftet — to suffer a mental breakdown
• Russian: сорваться — to suffer a mental breakdown
• Spanish: enloquecerse — to suffer a mental breakdown
• Spanish: trastornarse — to suffer a mental breakdown
• Bulgarian: проблясвам (probljasvam) — to flash or appear to flash as with light
• Finnish: välähtää — to flash or appear to flash as with light
• German: aufblitzen — to flash or appear to flash as with light
• Finnish: napsauttaa — intransitive: to fit or fasten together with a snapping sound
• Finnish: napsahtaa — intransitive: to fit or fasten together with a snapping sound
• Finnish: loksahtaa — intransitive: to fit or fasten together with a snapping sound
• German: zusammenschnappen — intransitive: to fit or fasten together with a snapping sound
• German: zuschnappen — intransitive: to fit or fasten together with a snapping sound
• Spanish: agolparse — intransitive: to fit or fasten together with a snapping sound
• Spanish: encajarse — intransitive: to fit or fasten together with a snapping sound
• Spanish: meterse “a presión” / “de golpe” — intransitive: to fit or fasten together with a snapping sound
• Swedish: snäppa — intransitive: to fit or fasten together with a snapping sound
• Finnish: pompata — computing: to jump to a fixed position relative to another element
• Bulgarian: захапвам (zahapvam) — to snatch with or like with the teeth
• Finnish: haukata — to snatch with or like with the teeth
• Finnish: puraista — to snatch with or like with the teeth
• Finnish: napata — to snatch with or like with the teeth
• German: beißen — to snatch with or like with the teeth
• German: zuschnappen — to snatch with or like with the teeth
• Russian: ца́пать (cápatʹ) — to snatch with or like with the teeth
• Russian: ца́пнуть (cápnutʹ) — to snatch with or like with the teeth
• Finnish: poksauttaa — to pull apart with a snapping sound
• German: abreißen — to pull apart with a snapping sound
• Dutch: snauwen — to say abruptly or sharply
• Finnish: tiuskaista — to say abruptly or sharply
• Finnish: äyskäistä — to say abruptly or sharply
• Finnish: tiuskia — to say abruptly or sharply
• Finnish: äyskiä — to say abruptly or sharply
• German: blaffen — to say abruptly or sharply
• German: schnauzen — to say abruptly or sharply
• Russian: ря́вкать (rjávkatʹ) — to say abruptly or sharply
• Russian: ря́вкнуть (rjávknutʹ) — to say abruptly or sharply
• Swedish: snäsa — to say abruptly or sharply
• Finnish: tiuskia — to speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly
• Finnish: äyskiä — to speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly
• German: blaffen — to speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly
• German: schnauzen — to speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly
• Swedish: snäsa — to speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly
• Finnish: napsauttaa — transitive: to cause something to emit a snapping sound
• Finnish: paukauttaa — transitive: to cause something to emit a snapping sound
• Spanish: agolpar — transitive: to cause something to emit a snapping sound
• Spanish: encajar — transitive: to cause something to emit a snapping sound
• Spanish: meter “a presión” / “de golpe” — transitive: to cause something to emit a snapping sound
• Spanish: restallar — transitive: to cause something to emit a snapping sound
• Finnish: napsauttaa kiinni — to close something using a snap as a fastener
• German: zuschanppen — to close something using a snap as a fastener
• Bulgarian: щракам (štrakam) — to snap one's fingers
• Chinese Mandarin: 打響指 /打响指 (dǎ xiǎngzhǐ) — to snap one's fingers
• Czech: lusknout — to snap one's fingers
• Czech: luskat — to snap one's fingers
• Finnish: napsauttaa sormiaan — to snap one's fingers
• French: claquer des doigts — to snap one's fingers
• German: schnipsen — to snap one's fingers
• German: schnalzen — to snap one's fingers
• German: schnippen — to snap one's fingers
• Icelandic: smella — to snap one's fingers
• Lithuanian: spragtelėti — to snap one's fingers
• Maltese: faqqa’ — to snap one's fingers
• Norwegian Bokmål: knipse — to snap one's fingers
• Norwegian Nynorsk: knipse — to snap one's fingers
• Norwegian Nynorsk: knipsa — to snap one's fingers
• Polish: pstrykać palcami — to snap one's fingers
• Polish: pstryknąć palcami — to snap one's fingers
• Portuguese: estalar — to snap one's fingers
• Russian: щёлкать (ščólkatʹ) — to snap one's fingers
• Russian: щёлкнуть (ščólknutʹ) — to snap one's fingers
• Spanish: chasquear — to snap one's fingers
• Swedish: knäppa — to snap one's fingers
• Finnish: napauttaa — to cause to move suddenly and smartly
• Finnish: näpsäyttää — to cause to move suddenly and smartly
• Finnish: näpätä — to take a photograph; to photograph
• Finnish: räpsiä — to take a photograph; to photograph
• German: knipsen — to take a photograph; to photograph
• German: einen Schnappschuss machen — to take a photograph; to photograph
• Icelandic: smella — to take a photograph; to photograph
• Icelandic: snappa — to take a photograph; to photograph
• Russian: щёлкать (ščólkatʹ) — to take a photograph; to photograph
• Russian: щёлкнуть (ščólknutʹ) — to take a photograph; to photograph
• Swedish: knäppa — to take a photograph; to photograph
• Finnish: antaa aloitussyöttö — to pass the ball from the center to a back, to hike the ball
• German: zurückpassen — to pass the ball from the center to a back, to hike the ball
• Finnish: napsahtaa — to misfire
• German: losgehen — to misfire