snow
English
/snəʊ/, /snoʊ/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) The frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation.
- (uncountable) Any similar frozen form of a gas or liquid.
- (countable) A snowfall; a blanket of frozen, crystalline water.
- (uncountable) A shade of the color white.
- (uncountable) The moving pattern of random dots displayed on a television, etc., when no transmission signal is being received.
- (uncountable) Cocaine.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English snow inherited from Old English snāw (snow) inherited from *snaiw inherited from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz (snow) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (snow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*snóygʷʰos
Gloss
snow
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
雪
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Snowmageddon English
- ball English
- bank English
- base English
- bear English
- bell English
- belt English
- berry English
- besnow English
- bike English
- bird English
- blade English
- blind English
- blink English
- blower English
- board English
- boot English
- bound English
- brush English
- bush English
- cap English
- capt English
- clad English
- cock English
- cone English
- desnow English
- dog English
- dome English
- drift English
- drop English
- face English
- fall English
- field English
- fight English
- fighter English
- finch English
- flake English
- fleck English
- folk English
- girl English
- go English
- grass English
- gun English
- hole English
- kid English
- kiting English
- lady English
- light English
- machine English
- making English
- melt English
- meow English
- nonsnow English
- out English
- pack English
- panther English
- parasnowboard English
- person English
- pile English
- pillow English
- pit English
- plane English
- plough English
- plow English
- print English
- rut English
- shed English
- shoe English
- shower English
- slide English
- slip English
- snow bike English
- snow panther English
- snow pillow English
- snow plow English
- snow shed English
- snow shower English
- snow tire English
- snow-free English
- snow-white English
- snowball English
- snowballer English
- snowbank English
- snowbase English
- snowbear English
- snowbell English
- snowbelt English
- snowberry English
- snowbird English
- snowbirding English
- snowblade English
- snowblader English
- snowblind English
- snowblink English
- snowblower English
- snowboard English
- snowboard cross English
- snowboardable English
- snowboarder English
- snowboot English
- snowbound English
- snowbrush English
- snowbush English
- snowcap English
- snowcapt English
- snowclad English
- snowcock English
- snowcone English
- snowcrete English
- snowcross English
- snowdog English
- snowdome English
- snowdrift English
- snowdrifted English
- snowdrop English
- snowdropper English
- snower English
- snowest English
- snoweth English
- snowface English
- snowfall English
- snowfield English
- snowfight English
- snowfighter English
- snowfinch English
- snowflake English
- snowflakelike English
- snowflakeness English
- snowflakery English
- snowflaky English
- snowfleck English
- snowfolk English
- snowful English
- snowgirl English
- snowgo English
- snowgrass English
- snowgun English
- snowhole English
- snowily English
- snowiness English
- snowish English
- snowkid English
- snowkiting English
- snowlady English
- snowless English
- snowlessness English
- snowlight English
- snowlike English
- snowmachine English
- snowmaking English
- snowman English
- snowmanlike English
- snowmelt English
- snowmeow English
- snowmobile English
- snowmobiler English
- snowmobiling English
- snowmobilist English
- snowologist English
- snowout English
- snowpack English
- snowperson English
- snowpile English
- snowpit English
- snowplane English
- snowplough English
- snowplow English
- snowpocalypse English
- snowprint English
- snowproof English
- snowrut English
- snowscape English
- snowshoe English
- snowshoeing English
- snowshoer English
- snowshower English
- snowslide English
- snowslip English
- snowsport English
- snowsquall English
- snowstorm English
- snowstormy English
- snowsuit English
- snowsuited English
- snowsure English
- snowsurfer English
- snowsurfing English
- snowswept English
- snowthrower English
- snowtime English
- snowtopped English
- snowwear English
- snowwoman English
- snowy English
- sport English
- squall English
- storm English
- suit English
- sure English
- surfer English
- surfing English
- swept English
- thrower English
- thunder English
- thundersnow English
- time English
- tire English
- topped English
- undersnow English
- unsnowy English
- white English
- snöge Finnish
- *nivicāre Latin
- *nivāre Latin
- nivalis Latin
- nivarius Latin
- nivatus Latin
- niveus Latin
- nivosus Latin
- nix Latin
- Eischnee German
- Kunstschnee German
- Neuschnee German
- Schnee German
- Schneeball German
- Schneebesen German
- Schneeblindheit German
- Schneeeule German
- Schneefall German
- Schneeflocke German
- Schneegans German
- Schneegestöber German
- Schneeglöckchen German
- Schneehuhn German
- Schneekanone German
- Schneemann German
- Schneepflug German
- Schneeregen German
- Schneereifen German
- Schneeschaf German
- Schneeschauer German
- Schneeschaufel German
- Schneeschmelze German
- Schneesturm German
- Schneeziege German
- Tiefschnee German
- schneebedeckt German
- schneeblind German
- schneefrei German
- schneeig German
- schneereich German
- schneesicher German
- schneeweiß German
- snöben German
- Sneeuwwitje Dutch, Flemish
- bloedsneeuw Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuw Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwachtig Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwanker Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwbal Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwband Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwbank Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwbeer Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwblind Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwbol Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwbom Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwbril Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwbui Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwdek Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwdrift Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwduin Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwen Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwengel Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwerig Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwfrees Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwgans Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwgeit Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwgrens Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwhaas Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwhoen Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwhoos Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwhut Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwig Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwkanon Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwketting Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwkleed Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwklok Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwkristal Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwkroon Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwlandschap Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwlawine Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwleeuw Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwloos Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwluipaard Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwman Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwmug Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwmuis Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwpanter Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwploeg Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwpop Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwpudding Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwschep Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwschoen Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwschuiver Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwscooter Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwstorm Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwuil Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwval Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwvlo Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwvlok Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwvrouw Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwwoestijn Dutch, Flemish
- stuifsneeuw Dutch, Flemish
- snowboard French
- Снегурочка Russian
- белоснежный Russian
- снег Russian
- снеговой Russian
- снегокат Russian
- снегопад Russian
- снегоуборочный Russian
- снежить Russian
- снежный Russian
- снежок Russian
- сноуборд Russian
- snowboard Spanish, Castilian
- νίφα Ancient Greek
- νιφάς Ancient Greek
- Ὄλυμπος Ancient Greek
- *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *snígʷʰs Proto-Indo-European
- *snóygʷʰos Proto-Indo-European
- Snøhvit Norwegian Bokmål
- nysnø Norwegian Bokmål
- puddersnø Norwegian Bokmål
- snø Norwegian Bokmål
- snøball Norwegian Bokmål
- snøblind Norwegian Bokmål
- snøbre Norwegian Bokmål
- snøbrett Norwegian Bokmål
- snøbrille Norwegian Bokmål
- snøbrøyting Norwegian Bokmål
- snøbyge Norwegian Bokmål
- snødekke Norwegian Bokmål
- snødekt Norwegian Bokmål
- snødrive Norwegian Bokmål
- snøfall Norwegian Bokmål
- snøfnugg Norwegian Bokmål
- snøfokk Norwegian Bokmål
- snøfonn Norwegian Bokmål
- snøfreser Norwegian Bokmål
- snøfri Norwegian Bokmål
- snøgrense Norwegian Bokmål
- snøhvit Norwegian Bokmål
- snøhytte Norwegian Bokmål
- snøkledd Norwegian Bokmål
- snøkledt Norwegian Bokmål
- snøklokke Norwegian Bokmål
- snøkrystall Norwegian Bokmål
- snøleopard Norwegian Bokmål
- snømann Norwegian Bokmål
- snømengde Norwegian Bokmål
- snømåke Norwegian Bokmål
- snømåking Norwegian Bokmål
- snøoverbygg Norwegian Bokmål
- snøplog Norwegian Bokmål
- snøras Norwegian Bokmål
- snørik Norwegian Bokmål
- snørydding Norwegian Bokmål
- snørydning Norwegian Bokmål
- snøscooter Norwegian Bokmål
- snøskred Norwegian Bokmål
- snøskuter Norwegian Bokmål
- snøsmelting Norwegian Bokmål
- snøstorm Norwegian Bokmål
- snøteppe Norwegian Bokmål
- snøtetthet Norwegian Bokmål
- snøvann Norwegian Bokmål
- snøvinter Norwegian Bokmål
- snøvær Norwegian Bokmål
- sinó Portuguese
- snowboard Portuguese
- snowmobile Portuguese
- *snaiwaz Proto-Germanic
- snö Swedish
- snöboll Swedish
- snödroppe Swedish
- snöfall Swedish
- snöfält Swedish
- snökedja Swedish
- snöoväder Swedish
- snöröjning Swedish
- snösiska Swedish
- snösparv Swedish
- snöstorm Swedish
- スノープラウ Japanese
- スノーボード Japanese
- スノーモービル Japanese
- nysnø Norwegian Nynorsk
- puddersnø Norwegian Nynorsk
- snjo Norwegian Nynorsk
- snø Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøball Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøblind Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøbre Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøbrett Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøbrille Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøbrøyting Norwegian Nynorsk
- snødekke Norwegian Nynorsk
- snødekt Norwegian Nynorsk
- snødrive Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøfall Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøfnugg Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøfokk Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøfonn Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøfri Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøgrense Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøhytte Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøkledd Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøklokke Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøkrystall Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøleopard Norwegian Nynorsk
- snømann Norwegian Nynorsk
- snømengde Norwegian Nynorsk
- snømus Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøoverbygg Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøplog Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøras Norwegian Nynorsk
- snørik Norwegian Nynorsk
- snørydding Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøscooter Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøskred Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøskuter Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøsmelting Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøstorm Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøsøte Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøteppe Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøvinter Norwegian Nynorsk
- snaw Old English
- snawig Old English
- snāw Old English
- स्नेह Sanskrit
- besnewen Middle English
- snaw Middle English
- snawe Middle English
- snow Middle English
- snow whit Middle English
- snowe Middle English
- snoweball Middle English
- snowen Middle English
- snowisshe Middle English
- snowy Middle English
- snjór Old Norse
- snjór, snær Old Norse
- snjóva Old Norse
- snær Old Norse
- sne Danish
- snebold Danish
- snefald Danish
- snemand Danish
- snestorm Danish
- sneugle Danish
- *sněgъ Proto-Slavic
- snjógæs Icelandic
- snjókoma Icelandic
- snjór Icelandic
- snjóstormur Icelandic
- snjótittlingur Icelandic
- स्नेह Hindi
- เสน่หา Thai
- เสน่ห์ Thai
- snêe Middle Dutch
- sneo Old High German
- snēo Old High German
- Nix Olympica Translingual
- sneeu Afrikaans
- snê Middle High German
- snē Middle High German
- Schnéi Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schnéiball Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schnéibier Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schnéibiesem Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schnéiflack Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schnéiklatz Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schnéikläckelchen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schnéimännchen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schnéiplou Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schnéireen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schnéischauer Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schnéischëpp Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- schnéiblann Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- schnéiwäiss Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 Gothic
- *snaiw gmw-pro
- sneo Old Dutch
- snēo Old Dutch
- *snáyǰʰas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- sneo Old Saxon
- snēo Old Saxon
- schnee Alemannic German
- schnei Alemannic German
- schnia Alemannic German
- schné Alemannic German
- schnìj Alemannic German
- *sniōr Old Swedish
- 스노보드 Korean
- *sniks Proto-Italic
- ស្នេហា Central Khmer
- snaw Scots
- *snáyźʰas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- snie Western Frisian
- snē Old Frisian
- sneu Papiamentu
- சினேகம் Tamil
- *snáigas Proto-Balto-Slavic
- schnea Mòcheno
- noige Bourguignon
- snew Sranan Tongo
- snehā Old Khmer
- ne Istro-Romanian
- ސްނޯ Divehi, Dhivehi, Maldivian
- sneha mkh-okm-A
- go
- gun
- pit
- kid
- dog
- out
- cap
- rut
- girl
- sure
- bird
- shoe
- time
- meow
- drop
- tire
- melt
- ball
- bush
- shed
- hole
- boot
- fall
- bell
- capt
- clad
- suit
- slip
- cock
- folk
- belt
- pack
- pile
- dome
- lady
- bike
- cone
- face
- plow
- bank
- base
- bear
- bound
- flake
- swept
- blink
- sport
- field
- white
- storm
- finch
- blade
- drift
- light
- blind
- plane
- snowy
- grass
- slide
- fleck
- berry
- brush
- board
- fight
- shower
- pillow
- plough
- snowgo
- making
- snower
- blower
- topped
- person
- besnow
- desnow
- surfer
- squall
- kiting
- thunder
- snowman
- surfing
- panther
- nonsnow
- snowcap
- snowpit
- snowgun
- snowily
- snoweth
- thrower
- snowdog
- snowout
- snowful
- fighter
- unsnowy
- snowish
- snowest
- snowrut
- snowkid
- machine
- snowgirl
- snowlike
- snowsuit
- snowcapt
- snowpile
- snowfall
- snowdrop
- snowbear
- snowsure
- snowslip
- snowball
- snowfolk
- snowless
- snowclad
- snowbank
- snowbell
- snowplow
- snowwear
- snowbelt
- snowbush
- snowdome
- snowcone
- snowlady
- snowcock
- snowshoe
- snowhole
- snowbase
- snowtime
- snowpack
- snowmeow
- snowface
- snowbird
- snowmelt
- snowboot
- snow tire
- snowfight
- snowbrush
- snowiness
- snowbound
- snowberry
- snowstorm
- snowwoman
- snowflake
- snowblink
- snowgrass
- snowscape
- snowslide
- undersnow
- snowcross
- snow shed
- snowblind
- snowflaky
- snowfield
- snowboard
- snowdrift
- snowshoer
- snowplane
- snowprint
- snow-free
- snowlight
- snowcrete
- snowproof
- snow bike
- snowsport
- snowfinch
- snowswept
- snowblade
- snowfleck
- snow plow
- snowblower
- snowmobile
- snowkiting
- snowsuited
- snowballer
- snowsurfer
- snowsquall
- snowshower
- snowplough
- snowperson
- snowstormy
- snowmaking
- snowblader
- snowtopped
- snow-white
- snowmobiler
- snowfighter
- snowflakery
- snowboarder
- thundersnow
- snowmachine
- snowthrower
- snowologist
- snow shower
- snowmanlike
- snowdrifted
- snowbirding
- snow pillow
- snowsurfing
- snowdropper
- snowshoeing
- snowmobiling
- snowmobilist
- snowlessness
- snow panther
- Snowmageddon
- snowpocalypse
- snowflakelike
- snowflakeness
- snowboardable
- parasnowboard
- snowboard cross