Schnee

See also: schnee

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• schnee, schné, schnia, schnei, schnìj

Etymology

From Middle High German snē, from Old High German snēo from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz (“snow”). Cognate with German Schnee, Dutch sneeuw, English snow, Icelandic snær.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃneː/

Noun

Schnee m (plural Schnee, diminutive Schneeli or Schneewli)

1. snow

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German

Schnee in Finnland (1)

Schnee (2)

Etymology

From Middle High German snē, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz (“snow”), from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”).

Cognates include Dutch sneeuw, Old English snāw (English snow), Old Norse snær, Icelandic snjór, Swedish snö, Gothic 𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (snaiws), Czech sníh, Russian снег (sneg), Serbo-Croatian сније̑г/snijȇg, Lithuanian sniẽgas, Sanskrit स्नेह (snéha, “greasiness, slime, any body fluid”).

Irish sneachta, Latin nix, nivis, and Ancient Greek νίφα (nípha) are descended from the Proto-Indo-European noun *snígʷʰs (“snow”).

Both nouns are ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European verb *sneygʷʰ- (“to snow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃneː/
• Rhymes: -eː

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Schnee

Noun

Schnee m (genitive Schnees, no plural)

1. (uncountable, meteorology) snow

   Der Schnee schmilzt, wegen des heißen Wetters.

   The snow is melting because of the hot weather.

2. (uncountable, figuratively) snow (static on TV set etc.)
3. (uncountable, slang) cocaine

Synonyms

• (static on the TV): Rauschen n

Derived terms

• Schnee von gestern
• Schneeball
• Schneeberg
• Schneefall
• schneefrei
• Schneegestöber
• schneeig
• Schneekanone
• Schneemann
• Schneepflug
• schneereich
• Schneeschaf
• Schneeschmelze
• schneesicher
• Schneesturm
• Schneeverwehung
• schneeweiß
• Schneeziege

 

Related terms

• schneien

Further reading

• “Schnee” in Duden online

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Hunsrik

Schnee in Brasil

Etymology

From Middle High German snē, from Old High German snēo from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz (“snow”), from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃneː/

Noun

Schnee m

1. snow

Related terms

• schnëe (“to snow”)

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German snē, from Old High German snēo from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz (“snow”), from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”). Compare German Schnee, Dutch sneeuw, English snow, Swedish snö.

Noun

Schnee m

1. snow

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Schnee m

1. snow