νίφω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-. Cognates include Latin ningit, Sanskrit स्नेहति (snehati), Old English snīwan (English snew).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

νῐ́φω (níphō)

  1. to snow
    1. (impersonal) it snows
    2. (passive voice) to be snowed upon
  2. to rain

Inflection

References

  • νίφω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • νίφω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • νίφω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • νίφω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • νίφω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963