snowy

English

Etymology

From Middle English snowy, snawy, from Old English snāwiġ, equivalent to snow +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snəʊi/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

snowy (comparative snowier, superlative snowiest)

1. Marked by snow, characterized by snow.

   snowy day

2. Covered with snow, snow-covered, besnowed.

   snowy hillside

3. Snow-white in color, white as snow.

   Synonym: niveous

Derived terms

• snowily
• snowiness
• snowy auk
• snowy egret
• snowy falcon
• snowy hare
• snowy heron
• snowyish
• snowy lemming
• Snowy Mountains
• snowy orchid
• snowy owl
• snowy pear
• snowy petrel
• snowy plover
• Snowy River
• snowy tree cricket

 

Translations

marked by snow

• Finnish: luminen (fi); lumisateinen (of snowfall)
• Irish: sneachtúil, sneachtach
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• Latin: nivōsus, niveus (la)

snow-covered — see snow-covered

white as snow — see white as snow

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• Mongolian: ^{(please verify)} цасан (casan)
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Noun

snowy (plural snowies)

1. (informal) Synonym of snowy owl
   • 2010, Elaine Landau, Snowy Owls: Hunters of the Snow and Ice:

     Adult male snowies are nearly white. They become whiter as they get older. Female birds are usually white with narrow black or brown bars and spots. Young snowies are darker than the adults, and they have heavier markings.

Further reading

• “snowy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• snawy, snawi

Etymology

From Old English snāwiġ; equivalent to snow +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɑu̯iː/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɔu̯iː/

Adjective

snowy

1. snowy (resembling snow in temperature or colour)

Descendants

• English: snowy
• Scots: snawy

References

• “snouī (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.

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Polish

Etymology

From sen +‎ -owy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɔ.vɨ/

Adjective

snowy (not comparable)

1. (rare) oneiric (of or pertaining to dreams)

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN