Schnee
See also: schnee
Alemannic German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German snê, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiw.
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German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German snê, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiw.[1]
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Noun edit
Schnee m (strong, genitive Schnees, no plural)
- (uncountable, meteorology) snow
- Der Schnee schmilzt wegen des heißen Wetters.
- The snow is melting because of the hot weather.
- (uncountable, figuratively) snow (static on TV set etc.)
- (uncountable, slang) cocaine
Declension edit
Declension of Schnee [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Synonyms edit
- (static on the TV): Rauschen n
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Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Schnee”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- “Schnee” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Schnee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schnee” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schnee” in Duden online
- Schnee on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German snê, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiw.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schnee m
Related terms edit
- schnëe (“to 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
Plautdietsch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German snê, from Old Saxon snēo, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiw.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schnee m