schné

See also: schne

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Schnee, schnee, schnia, schnei, schnìj

Etymology

From Middle High German snē, from Old High German snēo from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz (“snow”). Cognate with German Schnee, Dutch sneeuw, English snow, Icelandic snær.

Noun

schné m

1. (Gressoney) snow

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien