snjo

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse snær, snjór. Cognate with English snow (see there).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnjuː/

Noun

snjo m (definite singular snjoen, uncountable)

1. (pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of snø (“snow”)

   Snjoen gjer det tunge lasset lett. ― The snow makes the heavy load light.

Derived terms

• nysnjo
• snjoball
• snjoblind
• snjobraut
• snjobrede
• snjokall
• snjokvit
• snjova

 

References

• “snjo” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring