Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian снѣ́жный (sně́žnyj), from Old East Slavic снѣжьнꙑи (sněžĭnyi), from Proto-Slavic *sněžьnъ. By surface analysis, сніг (snih) +‎ -ний (-nyj).

Pronunciation

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  • сні́жний: IPA(key): [ˈsʲnʲiʒnei̯]
  • сніжни́й: IPA(key): [sʲnʲiʒˈnɪi̯] (less common)
  • Audio; сні́жний (snížnyj):(file)

Adjective

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сні́жний or сніжни́й (snížnyj or snižnýj)

  1. (relational) snow (attributive)
  2. snowy

Declension

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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