German

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Etymology

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From ein- +‎ schneien.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃnaɪ̯ən]
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  • Hyphenation: ein‧schnei‧en

Verb

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einschneien (weak, third-person singular present schneit ein, past tense schneite ein, past participle eingeschneit, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive) to be snowed in [auxiliary sein]
    Das Dorf schneite ein.
    The village was snowed in.
  2. (transitive) to snow in [auxiliary haben]
    Der Polarsturm schneite das Land ein.
    The polar storm snowed in the country.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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