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glanders (an infectious disease of horses, mules and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsniːʋə/
  1. glanders (an infectious disease of horses, mules and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Danish snive (“glanders”), either from older/dialectal snive, snibe (“snore”), or from Middle Low German snīp (“throat disease in chickens”). The Danish term refers to the sound of the respiratory organs of animals with the disease.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.