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German
Etymology
From Middle High German snēwīz, from Old High German *snēwīz, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwahwītaz, equivalent to Schnee + weiß.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃneːˌvaɪ̯s/
- Hyphenation: schnee‧weiß
Adjective
schneeweiß (strong nominative masculine singular schneeweißer, not comparable)
- snow-white, white as snow, pure white
1911, Erwin Rosen [pseudonym; Erwin Carlé], Der Deutsche Lausbub in Amerika [The German prankster in America], page 226:[…] jede Frau hätte den ungeheuren Herd, die Köche in schneeweißen Anzügen, die blitzende Sauberkeit überall staunend bewundert.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Positive forms of schneeweiß (uncomparable)
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