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neige

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of neigen

• eigen, enige

From Middle French nege, naige (14th c.), deverbal from neiger (“to snow”). Displaced related Old French noif, from Latin nix, nivem.

• IPA^(key): /nɛʒ/

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neige f (plural neiges)

1. snow, crystalline frozen precipitation

   travailler sous la neige ― to work in the snow

2. (informal) cocaine, crack
3. snow, pattern of dots seen on an untuned television set

• “neige”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• génie, ignée

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neige

1. inflection of neigen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative
   3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I