שנייען

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German snīen, from Old High German sniwan, from Proto-West Germanic *snīwan, from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃnɛɪ̯ən/

Verb

שנייען • (shneyen) (past participle געשנייט (geshneyt))

1. (impersonal) to snow

Conjugation

As an impersonal verb, שנייען has only the third-person singular form שנייט (shneyt) in the present. The past tense auxiliary is האָבן (hobn).

Related terms

• שניי (shney)