schneien

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German snīen, from Old High German sniwan, from Proto-West Germanic *snīwan, from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: schnei‧en

Verb

schneien (weak or class 1 strong, third-person singular present schneit, past tense schneite or (regional, Upper German) schnie, past participle geschneit or (regional, Upper German) geschnien, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (impersonal) to snow
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to fall in large quantities like snow
    Die Herbstblätter schneiten auf den Waldboden.
    The autumn leaves fell like snow upon the forest floor.
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to show up or turn up unannounced

Usage notes

  • In the sense of "to snow", schneien is rarely used in any person other than third person singular with the subject es.
  • The normal past participle is weak geschneit. The strong form geschnien is regional and chiefly restricted to Upper German areas.

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Further reading

  • schneien” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schneien” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • schneien” in Duden online
  • schneien” in OpenThesaurus.de

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German sniwan, from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

schneien (third-person singular present schneit, past participle geschneit, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to snow