schnei

See also: Schnéi

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

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

schnei m

  1. (Carcoforo) snow

References
  • “schnei” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

German

Verb

schnei

  1. Imperative singular of schneien.
  2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of schneien.
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