See also: schnee

Alemannic German edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle High German snê, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiw.

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Noun edit

Schnee m (plural Schnee, diminutive Schneeli or Schneewli)

  1. snow

German edit

 
Schnee in Finnland (1)
 
Schnee (2)

Etymology edit

From Middle High German snê, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiw.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃneː/
  • Rhymes: -eː
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Schnee

Noun edit

Schnee m (strong, genitive Schnees, no plural)

  1. (uncountable, meteorology) snow
    Der Schnee schmilzt wegen des heißen Wetters.
    The snow is melting because of the hot weather.
  2. (uncountable, figuratively) snow (static on TV set etc.)
  3. (uncountable, slang) cocaine

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References edit

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Schnee”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading edit

Hunsrik edit

 
Schnee in Brasil

Etymology edit

From Middle High German snê, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiw.

Pronunciation edit

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Schnee m

  1. snow

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Pennsylvania German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German snê, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiw.

Noun edit

Schnee m

  1. snow

Plautdietsch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German snê, from Old Saxon snēo, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiw.

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Schnee m

  1. snow