Common Lexeme

snek

Keywords: body parts, senses

Pronunciation (IPA): snek 
Part of Speech: term noun verb 
Class: skurun 
Forms: snek, snekys 
Glosses: tooth, taste, delicious 

Description:

The term 'snek' refers to a literal tooth. It is also used as a word for the sense of taste.

Noun:

As a noun, 'snek' is a literal tooth. It also means the taste or flavour of something.

Verb:

As a verb, 'snek' is a skurun verb meaning to taste something. It takes an ergative subject that is the taster and an absolutive object that is the thing tested. It does not have an equivalent form like the English 'the food tastes good' where the subject is the thing tasted, so be careful. You could say something like:

A slek se an ny zre snek.
The(ABS) food stand(NP.IM) be the(NDF.NOM) true tooth.

'The food has a good taste'

But it might be more idiomatic to say:

A slek se an snekys.
The food is delicious.

Modifier:

As a modifier, 'snek' means 'delicious' or 'tasty'.

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