snowstorm

Meaning

1. Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.
2. A snow globe.

Synonyms

blizzard

hailstorm

hardships

snow

❄️

snow storm

storm

stormy

snow-storm

wind and snow

snow squall

snow scurry

Translations

Schneesturm

tempête de neige

sneeuwstorm

χιονοθύελλα

bufera di neve

tipi

nevasca

tempesta di neve

tormenta

nevasca

nevada

nevão

kar fırtınası

blizzard

nevada

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsnəʊstɔːm/

Etymology

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Sneestoarm

Cognate with Western Frisian: sniestoarm

Cognate with German: Schneesturm

Cognate with Dutch: sneeuwstorm

Cognate with Swedish: snöstorm

Cognate with Icelandic: snjóstormur

In summary

From earlier snow-storm, snow storm, equivalent to snow + storm. Compare Scots snawstorm (“snowstorm”), Saterland Frisian Sneestoarm (“snowstorm”), West Frisian sniestoarm (“snowstorm”), Dutch sneeuwstorm (“snowstorm”), German Low German Sneestorm (“snowstorm”), German Schneesturm (“snowstorm”), Danish snestorm (“snowstorm”), Swedish snöstorm (“snowstorm”), Icelandic snjóstormur (“snowstorm”). Compare also Middle English storm of snow (“snowstorm”).