5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown-5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown SlowWiggle-SlowWiggle 5@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-5@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown

American Sign Language

Etymology

Derived from the sign Claw5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown Claw5@SideChinhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideChinhigh-PalmDown Claw5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown (“rain”), with slow, fluttering motion imitative of snow.

Production

• This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:

  1. 

     Posture the nondominant hand in the “5” handshape about half an arm’s length in front and aside from the forehead, nondominant palm facing down. Posture the dominant hand in the “5” handshape about half an arm’s length in front and aside from the forehead, dominant palm facing down.
     • Move both hands down slowly while wiggling the fingers.

  2. 

     Posture the nondominant hand in the “5” handshape in front of and beside the trunk, nondominant palm facing down. Posture the dominant hand in the “5” handshape in front of and beside the trunk, dominant palm facing down.
• Be sure to move the hands down slowly to differentiate this sign from Claw5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown Claw5@SideChinhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideChinhigh-PalmDown Claw5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown (“rain”).

Noun

(ASL gloss: SNOW)

1. snow

   (ASL gloss) SEATTLE NOW HAS LOTS SNOW!

   "Seattle right now has lots of snow!"

   OpenB@Side-OpenB@Side 5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown-5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown SlowWiggle-SlowWiggle 5@SideTrunkhigh-Palmdown-5@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown SmallC@BackHand-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown

   (ASL gloss) STREET SNOW COVERED-THREE-INCHES-THICK

   "The street is covered by three inches of snow."

Verb

(ASL gloss: SNOW)

1. to snow