snow
The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as…The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer.
» The mountain is covered with snow.
Der Berg ist mit Schnee bedeckt.
Der Berg ist verschneit.
Гора укрыта снегом.
Гора покрыта снегом.
Гора вкрита снігом.
Meaning
17 senses(uncountable)The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer.
a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer.
(countable)An instance of the falling of snow (etymology 1, noun sense 1); a snowfall; also, a snowstorm.
We have had several heavy snows this year.
Schneefall
снегопа́дsnegopád
снігопа́дsnihopád
(countable)A period of time when snow falls; a winter.
(countable)An accumulation or spread of snow.
Something resembling snow (etymology 1, noun sense 1) in appearance or color.
(countable)A dish or component of a dish resembling snow, especially one made by whipping egg whites until creamy.
apple snow lemon snow
(uncountable)The white color of snow.
schneeweiß
белосне́жныйbelosnéžnyj
білосні́жнийbilosnížnyj
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Clusters of white flowers.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The moving pattern of random dots seen on a radar or television screen, etc., when no transmission signal is being received or when there is interference.
Near-synonym: static
Schnee, Grieß
снегsneg
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Sea foam; sea spray.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Also in the plural: white hair on an (older) person's head.
(countable, figuratively, poetic, uncountable)White marble.
(countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable)Money, especially silver coins.
Examples
2453 sentencesThe mountain is covered with snow.
Гора вкрита снігом.
ruГора укрыта снегом.
deDer Berg ist mit Schnee bedeckt.
That mountain is covered with snow.
На горі лежить сніг.
ruЭта гора покрыта снегом.
deDieser Berg ist schneebedeckt.
We got lost in the snow.
Ми заблукали в снігу.
ruМы заблудились в снегу.
It looks like snow, doesn't it?
Схоже на сніг, правда ж?
ruСнег, что ли, а?
deEs sieht aus wie Schnee, oder?
The ground is covered with snow.
Земля вкрита снiгом.
ruЗемля покрыта снегом.
deDer Boden ist schneebedeckt.
Translations
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Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English snaw, snou, snow (“snow; accumulation of snow; snoThe noun is derived from Middle English snaw, snou, snow (“snow; accumulation of snow; snowfall; snowstorm; whiteness”), from Old English snāw (“snow”), from Proto-West Germanic *snaiw (“snow”), from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz (“snow”), from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”), from *sneygʷʰ- (“to snow”).
Borrowed from Dutch snauw, snaauw, or Low German snau; further etymology uncertain, possibly from Low German snau (“beak”), related to Middle Low German snute (“snout”) (whence English snout), from Proto-West Germanic *snūt (“snout”), from Proto-Germanic *snūtaz (“snout”), possibly imitative.
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Forms
plural: snowsSynonyms
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Word family
271 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Weather and nature — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- covered with snow
- in the snow
- snow tomorrow
- the heavy snow
- lot of snow
- heavy snow
- snow tonight
- going to snow
- the snow off
- shoveling snow
- snow last year
- of the snow