schneeweiß

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German snēwīz, from Old High German *snēwīz, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwahwītaz, equivalent to Schnee +‎ weiß.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃneːˌvaɪ̯s/
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  • Hyphenation: schnee‧weiß

Adjective

schneeweiß (strong nominative masculine singular schneeweißer, not comparable)

  1. 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.
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Descendants

  • Russian: белосне́жный (belosnéžnyj) (calque)

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