snær

See also: Snær

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse snær.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstnaiːr/
    Rhymes: -aiːr

Noun

snær m (genitive singular snæs or snævar, no plural)

  1. snow
    Synonyms: snjór, snjár

Declension

Declension of snær (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative snær snærinn
accusative snæ snæinn
dative snæ, snævi1 snænum, snævinum1
genitive snæs, snævar snæsins, snævarins

1In fixed expressions.

Derived terms

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos; cognates include the Old English snāw and the Old High German snēo.

Pronunciation

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈsnɛ̃ːr/

Noun

snær m

  1. snow

Declension

Declension of snær (strong wa-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative snær snærinn snævar snævarnir
accusative snæ snæinn snæva snævana
dative snævi snævinum snævum snævunum
genitive snæs snæsins snæva snævanna

Alternatively, the different forms could be spelled with an -f- instead of an -v-, leading to forms such as snæfi instead of snævi and snæfar instead of snævar.

Descendants

  • Icelandic: snær, snjór, snjár
  • Faroese: snjógvur
  • Norn: snju, snaa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: snø, snjo; (dialectal) snjór'e, sny
  • Norwegian Bokmål: snø
  • Old Swedish: sniōr
  • Old Danish: sniō, snø̄, snē
    • Danish: sne
      • Norwegian Bokmål: sne
  • Elfdalian: sniųo
  • Jamtish: snǿ
  • Gutnish: snåi
  • Scanian: sný
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