sneo

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *snaiw, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz.

Noun

snēo m

  1. snow

Inflection

Declension of snēo (masculine wa-stem noun - no plural)
case singular
nominative snēo
accusative snēo
genitive snēwes
dative snēwe

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: snêe
    • Dutch: sneeuw, snee (now dialectal, otherwise obsolete)
      • Afrikaans: sneeu
      • Negerhollands: sneew
      • → Papiamentu: sneu, sneeuw
      • → Sranan Tongo: snew
    • Limburgish: snieë

Further reading

  • “snēo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *snaiw, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈs̠neːo]

Noun

snēo m

  1. snow

Descendants

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *snaiw, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz.

Noun

snēo

  1. snow

Declension

snēo (masculine wa-stem)
singular plural
nominative snēo snēwos
accusative snēo snēwos
genitive snēwes snēwō
dative snēwe snēwum
instrumental — —

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: snê
    • Low German: Snee
      • German Low German: Snei, Snee, Sneei
    • Plautdietsch: Schnee
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