śnieg

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See also: snieg, sniég, and Śnieg

Old Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sněgъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɕɲɛk/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɕɲɛk/

Noun

śnieg m inan

  1. snow (frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation)
  2. snow, snowfall (blanket of frozen, crystalline water)

Descendants

  • Polish: śnieg
  • Silesian: śniyg

References

  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “śnieg”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

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śnieg

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish śnieg. Sense 3 is a semantic loan from English snow.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɕɲɛk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛk
  • Syllabification: śnieg
  • Homophone: Śnieg

Noun

śnieg m inan (diminutive śnieżek, related adjective śniegowy)

  1. (uncountable) snow (frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation)
    Hypernym: opad
  2. (countable) snow, snowfall (blanket of frozen, crystalline water)
  3. (uncountable, slang) snow (cocaine)
    Synonyms: biała dama, biała śmierć, biały proszek, koka, kokaina

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Further reading

  • śnieg in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • śnieg in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • śnieg in PWN's encyclopedia