schneien
Meaning
- (class-1,impersonal,strong,weak) to snow
- (class-1,figuratively,intransitive,strong,weak) to fall in large quantities like snow
- (class-1,colloquial,intransitive,strong,weak) to show up or turn up unannounced
Concepts
snow
fall
precipitate
rain
Frequency
Hyphenated as
schnei‧en
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʃnaɪən]
Etymology
From Middle High German snīen, from Old High German sniwan, from Proto-West Germanic *snīwan, from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną.
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