snow-white

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

As white as snow; exceptionally white.

Noun

A Caucasian person, especially a woman.

Concepten

sneeuwwit

hagelwit

spierwit

Synoniemen

snowy

snowy white

dazzling white

niveous

pure

shining

white as snow

chalky white

clearly white

real white

as white as snow

as white snow

immaculate

lily-white

Vertalingen

schneeweiß

schlohweiß

apak

níveo

bembeyaz

schneeweiss

kreideweiss

candido

niveo

blanc comme neige

blütenweiß

blanco como la nieve

karbeyaz

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: snow whit

Overgenomen van Oudengels: snāwhwīt

Verwant aan Nederlands: sneeuwwit

Verwant aan Duits: schneeweiß

Verwant aan Zweeds: snövit

In summary

From Middle English snow whit, snowe-white, snouwite, snawhwit, from Old English snāwhwīt, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiwhwīt, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwahwītaz; equivalent to snow + white. Cognate with Dutch sneeuwwit (“snow-white”), German schneeweiß (“snow-white”), Swedish snövit (“snow-white”).