Schneewittchen

German

Alternative forms

• Sneewittchen (obsolete)

Etymology

Partial calque of German Low German Sneewittken (from Snee (“snow”) +‎ witt (“white”) +‎ -ken). The Brothers Grimm only adapted the diminutive suffix to -chen, thus entitling the tale Sneewittchen. Over time the first word also came to be adapted to Schnee. Full calquing to Schneeweißchen, however, was hindered by the fact that it already occurred in an unrelated tale called Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃneːˈvɪtçən/

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• Hyphenation: Schnee‧witt‧chen

Proper noun

Schneewittchen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Schneewittchens)

1. Snow White (a German folktale)

   Schneewittchen gehört zu den bekanntesten deutschen Märchen.

   Snow White is one of the best-known German folktales.

2. Snow White (the main character of this tale)

   Die böse Stiefmutter hasste Schneewittchen.

   The evil stepmother hated Snow White.

Declension

Declension of Schneewittchen [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schneewittchen
genitive	eines	des	Schneewittchens
dative	einem	dem	Schneewittchen
accusative	ein	das	Schneewittchen

Noun

Schneewittchen n (strong, genitive Schneewittchens, plural Schneewittchen)

1. A girl or woman with black or dark brown hair and pale skin.

   Im Winter bin ich ein richtiges Schneewittchen.

   During the winter I'm a real Snow White.

Declension

Declension of Schneewittchen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schneewittchen	die	Schneewittchen
genitive	eines	des	Schneewittchens	der	Schneewittchen
dative	einem	dem	Schneewittchen	den	Schneewittchen
accusative	ein	das	Schneewittchen	die	Schneewittchen