nevar

• nievar

From Vulgar Latin *nevāre, ultimately from Latin nivem (“snow”, noun).

• IPA^(key): /neˈba(ɾ)/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Syllabification: ne‧var

nevar

1. to snow

• “nevar”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

• ñevar

From Vulgar Latin *nevāre, ultimately from Latin nivem (“snow”, noun).

nevar

1. to snow

• nieve

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *nevāre, ultimately from Latin nivem (“snow”, noun).

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencia)

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nevar (first-person singular present nevo, first-person singular preterite neví, past participle nevat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. (impersonal) to snow

   En Toronto sempre neva en hivern. ― It always snows in Toronto in the winter.

Forms other than the third person are rarely used except in a poetic sense.

• neu

• “nevar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “nevar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “nevar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “nevar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From Old Galician-Portuguese nevar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *nevāre, ultimately from Latin nivem (“snow”, noun).

• IPA^(key): /neˈbaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ

nevar (first-person singular present nevo, first-person singular preterite nevei, past participle nevado)

1. to snow

• nevada

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “nevar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “nevar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “nevar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “nevar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nevar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “nevar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

nevar

1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of nevarēt
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of nevarēt
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of nevarēt

nevar m

1. indefinite plural of neve

From Old Occitan nevar, from Vulgar Latin *nevāre, ultimately from Latin nivem (“snow”, noun).

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• IPA^(key): /neˈβa/

nevar

1. to snow

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		nevar			aver nevat
gerund		nevant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		nevat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	nevi	nevas	neva	nevam	nevatz	nevan
	imperfect	nevavi	nevavas	nevava	nevàvem	nevàvetz	nevavan
	preterite	nevèri	nevères	nevèt	nevèrem	nevèretz	nevèron
	future	nevarai	nevaràs	nevarà	nevarem	nevaretz	nevaràn
	conditional	nevariái	nevariás	nevariá	nevariam	nevariatz	nevarián
	conditional 2nd form1	nevèra	nevèras	nevèra	neveram	neveratz	nevèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	neve	neves	neve	nevem	nevetz	neven
	imperfect	nevèssi	nevèsses	nevèsse	nevèssem	nevèssetz	nevèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			neva		nevem	nevatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		nevar			aver nevat
gerund		nevant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		nevat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	neve	neves	neva	nevam	nevatz	nevon
	imperfect	nevave	nevaves	nevava	nevaviam	nevaviatz	nevavon
	preterite	nevere	neveres	nevet	nevem	nevetz	neveron
	future	nevarai	nevaràs	nevará	nevarem	nevaretz	nevarán
	conditional	nevariá	nevariás	nevariá	nevariam	nevariatz	nevarián
	conditional 2nd form1	nevèra	nevèras	nevèra	neveram	neveratz	nevèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	neve	neves	neve	nevassiam	nevassiatz	nevon
	imperfect	nevesse	nevesses	nevesse	nevessiam	nevessiatz	nevesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			neva		nevassiam	nevatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		nevar			aver nevat
gerund		nevant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		nevat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	nevi	nevas	neva	nevam	nevatz	nevan
	imperfect	nevavi	nevavas	nevava	nevàvam	nevàvatz	nevavan
	preterite	nevèi	nevès	nevè	nevèm	nevètz	nevèn
	future	nevarèi	nevaràs	nevarà	nevaram	nevaratz	nevaràn
	conditional	nevarí	nevarés	nevaré	nevarem	nevaretz	nevarén
	conditional 2nd form1	nevèra	nevèras	nevèra	neveram	neveratz	nevèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	nevi	neves	neve	nevem	nevetz	neven
	imperfect	nevèssi	nevèsses	nevèsse	nevèssem	nevèssetz	nevèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			neva		nevem	nevatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		nevar			aver nevat
gerund		nevant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		nevat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	neve	nevas	neva	nevam	nevatz	nevan
	imperfect	nevava	nevavas	nevava	nevàvam	nevàvatz	nevavan
	preterite	nevei	neveras	nevet	nevèram	nevèratz	neveran
	future	nevarai	nevaràs	nevará	nevarem	nevaretz	nevarán
	conditional	nevariá	nevariàs	nevariá	nevariam	nevariatz	nevarián
	conditional 2nd form1	nevèra	nevèras	nevèra	neveram	neveratz	nevèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	neve	neves	neve	nevem	nevetz	neven
	imperfect	nevèsse	nevèsses	nevèsse	nevèssem	nevèssetz	nevèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			neva		nevem	nevatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		nevar			aver nevat
gerund		nevant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		nevat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	neve	neves	neva	nevam	nevatz	nevan
	imperfect	nevavi	nevavas	nevava	nevàvem	nevàvetz	nevavan
	preterite	nevère	nevères	nevèt	neveriam	neveriatz	nevèron
	future	nevarai	nevaràs	nevarà	nevarem	nevaretz	nevaràn
	conditional	nevariáu	nevariás	nevariá	nevariam	nevariatz	nevarián
	conditional 2nd form1	nevèra	nevèras	nevèra	neveram	neveratz	nevèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	neve	neves	neve	nevem	nevetz	nevan
	imperfect	nevèsse	nevèsses	nevèsse	nevessiam	nevessiatz	nevèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			neva		nevem	nevatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

• nèu
• aiganèu
• nevós

• desnevar
• ennevar
• nevada
• nevadís
• nevalha
• nevalhar
• nevarrada
• nevassar
• nevassada
• nevejar
• neveta

• neviar (Limousin)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *nevāre, ultimately from Latin nivem (“snow”, noun). By surface analysis, neve (“snow”) +‎ -ar.

Cognate with Old Spanish nevar.

nevar

1. (intransitive, impersonal) to snow (to have snow fall from the sky)
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 309 (facsimile):

     Quand aq̃ſte feito ſoube / o poboo dos Romãos / ueẽron aaq̃uel logo / muit a guiſa de criſchãꝰ / os uũs dando diẽiros / outroſ metend y aſ mãos / ⁊ deitaron oſ cimentos / ben per u neuou deꝰ p̃dꝛe

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   • 1373 January 20, Fernán Martís, “Et Agora leixa o Conto a falaꝛ deſto poꝛ cõtaꝛ da ſeſta batalla [Now the tale stops talking about that to tell about the sixth battle]” (chapter 180), in Cronica Troiana [Trojan Chronicle], translation of Roman de Troie by Benoît de Sainte-Maure, page 77v:

     En outͦ dia demanãa começou odia eſcuro ⁊ ventoſo ⁊ neuaua. Po des q̃ oſſol ſe foy leuãtando foyſſe tirãdo a neue. ⁊ fezo otp̃o moy claro ⁊ moy bõo.

     On another day, in the morning, the day began dark, windy and it snowed. But, as the sun rose, the snow went away and the weather got very clean and good.

   • 1453, Gomes Eanes de Zurara, chapter LXI, in Cronica dos feitos notavees que se passarom na conquista de Guinee; republished as Torquato de Souza Soares, editor, volume I, Lisbon: Academia Portuguesa de História, 1978, page 233:

     E conta que foe achado per homeẽs daquella iterxa que o sguardarom e acharom por cousa prouada / que piella guisa que neua e choue em terra de mauritanya onde esta aquella fonte que per essa meesma guisa crece ou mingua o nillo

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• Fala: neval
• Galician: nevar
• Portuguese: nevar

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “nevar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “nevar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antônio Geraldo da Cunha (2020–2025) “nevar”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do Português Medieval (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa

From Vulgar Latin *nevāre, ultimately from Latin nivem (“snow”, noun). First attested in Alfonso X's General Estoria (see quotation).

nevar

1. (intransitive, impersonal) to snow
   • ca. 1275, Alfonso X, General Estoria Primera parte, (ed. by Pedro Sánchez Pietro-Borja, 2002, Alcalá de Henares: Universidad de Alcalá de Henares):

     E cuenta otrossí que los omnes d'aquella tierra que lo catan fallan por cosa provada que de la manera que nieva e llueve en tierra de Mauritaña ó es aquella fuent que d'essa guisa crece o mingua el Nilo.

     And he says, moreover, that men of that land observe, and find it proven, that depending on how it snows or rains in Mauritania, where that source is found, thus the Nile increases or decreases.

• Ladino: inyevar
• Spanish: nevar

From Old Galician-Portuguese nevar, from Vulgar Latin *nevāre, ultimately from Latin nivem (“snow”, noun). By surface analysis, neve (“snow”) +‎ -ar.

• (Portugal, natural speech) IPA^(key):

nevar (impersonal, third-person singular present neva, third-person singular preterite nevou, past participle nevado)

1. (impersonal) to snow (to have snow fall from the sky)

   Synonym: (Northern Portugal) folecar

• nevado
• nevasca
• neve
• neviscar

Inherited from Old Spanish nevar, from Vulgar Latin *nevāre, ultimately from Latin nivem (“snow”, noun).

• IPA^(key): /neˈbaɾ/

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ne‧var

nevar (first-person singular present nievo, first-person singular preterite nevé, past participle nevado)

1. (intransitive, impersonal) to snow
2. (transitive) to whiten, add white colour to something

• “nevar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10