Schnee

See also: schnee

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• schnee, schné, schnia, schnei, schnìj

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃneː/

Noun

Schnee m (plural Schnee, diminutive Schneeli or Schneewli)

1. snow

German

Schnee in Finnland (1)

Schnee (2)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃneː/
• Rhymes: -eː

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Schnee

Noun

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

Declension

Declension of Schnee [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schnee
genitive	eines	des	Schnees
dative	einem	dem	Schnee
accusative	einen	den	Schnee

Synonyms

• (static on the TV): Rauschen n

Derived terms

• Apfelschnee
• Birnenschnee
• Hexenschnee
• Schnee von gestern
• Schneeball
• Schneeberg
• Schneefall
• Schneeflocke
• schneefrei
• Schneegestöber
• schneeig
• Schneekanone
• Schneemann
• Schneepflug
• schneereich
• Schneeschaf
• Schneeschmelze
• schneesicher
• Schneesturm
• Schneeverwehung
• schneeweiß
• Schneeziege

 

Related terms

• schneien

Further reading

• “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

Schnee in Brasil

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃneː/

Noun

Schnee m

1. snow

Related terms

• schnëe (“to snow”)

Further reading

• Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Schnee”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 144

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

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

Noun

Schnee m

1. snow

Plautdietsch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃnɔɪ/

Noun

Schnee m

1. snow