Origin of snow
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English
snāw; cognate with Dutch
sneeuw, German
Schnee, Old Norse
snǣr, Gothic
snaiws, Latin
nix (genitive
nivis), Greek
níps (accusative
nípha), OCS
sněgŭ; (v.) Middle English
snowen, derivative of the noun; replacing Middle English
snewen, Old English
snīwan; cognate with Old High German
snīwan (German
schneien), Middle Low German, Middle Dutch
snīen
OTHER WORDS FROM snow
snow·less, adjective snow·like, adjectiveWords nearby snow
Definition for snow (2 of 2)
Snow
[ snoh ]
/ snoʊ /
noun
Sir Charles PercyC. P. Snow,1905–80,
English novelist and scientist.
Origin of Snow
First recorded in 1665–75
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British Dictionary definitions for snow (1 of 2)
snow
/ (snəʊ) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of snow
snowless, adjective snowlike, adjectiveWord Origin for snow
Old English
snāw; related to Old Norse
snjōr, Gothic
snaiws, Old High German
snēo, Greek
nipha
British Dictionary definitions for snow (2 of 2)
Snow
/ (snəʊ) /
noun
C (harles) P (ercy), Baron. 1905–80, British novelist and physicist. His novels include the series Strangers and Brothers (1949–70)
Scientific definitions for snow
snow
[ snō ]
Precipitation that falls to earth in the form of ice crystals that have complex branched hexagonal patterns. Snow usually falls from stratus and stratocumulus clouds, but it can also fall from cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds.
Idioms and Phrases with snow
snow