snake
English
/ˈsneɪk/
noun
Definitions
- A legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue.
- A treacherous person.
- (Ireland) Somebody who acts deceitfully for social gain.
- A tool for unclogging plumbing.
- A tool to aid cable pulling.
- (Australia) A flavoured jube (confectionary) in the shape of a snake.
- (slang) trouser Trouser snake; the penis.
- (maths) A series of Bézier curves.
- (cartomancy) The seventh Lenormand card.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English snake inherited from Old English snaca (serpent, snake, reptile) inherited from Proto-Germanic *snakô derived from Proto-Indo-European *sneg- (crawl, a creeping thing), *sneg- (crawl, a creeping thing).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sneg-
Gloss
crawl, a creeping thing
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antisnake English
- belly English
- berry English
- bird English
- bit English
- bite English
- bitten English
- black English
- blacksnake English
- bull English
- bullsnake English
- fear English
- fish English
- flow English
- flowsnake English
- fly English
- head English
- horn English
- hornsnake English
- king English
- kingsnake English
- line English
- meat English
- mersnake English
- mouth English
- mud English
- mudsnake English
- nag champa English
- naja English
- neck English
- rattle English
- rattlesnake English
- root English
- skin English
- snake fear English
- snake vine English
- snakebelly English
- snakeberry English
- snakebird English
- snakebit English
- snakebite English
- snakebitten English
- snakedom English
- snakefish English
- snakefly English
- snakehead English
- snakehood English
- snakeless English
- snakelessness English
- snakelet English
- snakelike English
- snakeline English
- snakeling English
- snakemeat English
- snakemouth English
- snakeneck English
- snakeproof English
- snakeroot English
- snakeshead English
- snakeskin English
- snakess English
- snakestone English
- snakeweed English
- snakewhip English
- snakewise English
- snakewood English
- snakily English
- snakiness English
- snakish English
- snakishness English
- snaky English
- stone English
- vine English
- weed English
- whip English
- wood English
- Schnake German
- *negʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *sneg- Proto-Indo-European
- naja Portuguese
- *snakô Proto-Germanic
- snok Swedish
- snaca Old English
- नाग Sanskrit
- नागिन् Sanskrit
- snake Middle English
- snókr Old Norse
- snog Danish
- grassnákur Icelandic
- snákur Icelandic
- नाग Hindi
- నాగకంకణుడు Telugu
- నాగనందిని Telugu
- నాగభూషణుడు Telugu
- నాగేంద్రుడు Telugu
- naga Malay
- snāke Middle High German
- 那伽 Chinese
- snāke Middle Low German
- nāga Pali
- *nāgás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *snako Old Saxon
- នាគ Central Khmer
- *nāgás Proto-Indo-Aryan
- ناگ Urdu
- snek Volapük
- snek Tok Pisin
- Snake Low German
- நாகம் Tamil
- neke Maori
- ನಾಗ Kannada
- sneki Sranan Tongo
- ᦓᦱᧅ Lü
- നാഗം Malayalam
- ناگ Kashmiri
- jinek Kriol
- نانگ Sindhi
- sneik Torres Strait Creole
- bit
- fly
- mud
- flow
- weed
- neck
- wood
- skin
- king
- horn
- fear
- bite
- vine
- bird
- head
- bull
- fish
- root
- naja
- meat
- whip
- line
- snaky
- black
- belly
- mouth
- stone
- berry
- rattle
- bitten
- snakily
- snakish
- snakess
- mudsnake
- mersnake
- snakebit
- snakefly
- snakelet
- snakedom
- snakeline
- snakeroot
- snakebite
- flowsnake
- antisnake
- snakeskin
- snakehood
- snakewise
- snakeweed
- snakeless
- hornsnake
- snakehead
- snakewhip
- snakebird
- snakefish
- snakelike
- snakemeat
- snakeling
- snakeneck
- kingsnake
- snakewood
- snakiness
- bullsnake
- snake fear
- nag champa
- blacksnake
- snakeberry
- snakebelly
- snakeshead
- snakeproof
- snakestone
- snakemouth
- snake vine
- snakishness
- rattlesnake
- snakebitten
- snakelessness