снег
Russian
Снег
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sněgъ, Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos.
Pronunciation
Noun
снег • (sneg) m inanimate
- (meteorology) snow
- идёт снег.
- It is snowing.
- мокрый снег
- как снег на голову (saying)
- like a bolt from the blue (literally: like snow on the head; meaning unexpectedly, suddenly)
- что-л. нужно, как прошлогодний снег
- smth. is not needed in the least (literally: smth. needed as last year's snow; meaning something useless)
- зимой снега не выпросить (saying)
- said about somebody mean, stingy (literally: cannot be asked for snow in winter)
- идёт снег.
- (figuratively) snow, the white electrical noise on a TV set when there is no TV signal
- (slang) cocaine
Declension
declension of снег
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | снег | снега́ |
| genitive | сне́га, сне́гу |
снего́в |
| dative | сне́гу | снега́м |
| accusative | снег | снега́ |
| instrumental | сне́гом | снега́ми |
| prepositional | о сне́ге | о снега́х |
| locative | в/на снегу́ |
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Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sněgъ, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos.
Noun
сне̑г m (Latin spelling snȇg)
Declension
declension of снег
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | сне̑г | сне̏гови |
| genitive | снега | снегова |
| dative | снегу | снеговима |
| accusative | снег | снегове |
| vocative | снеже / снегу | снегови |
| locative | снегу | снеговима |
| instrumental | снегом | снеговима |