snær

snær

See also: Snær

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse snær.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnaiːr/

  Rhymes: -aiːr

Noun

snær m (genitive singular snæs or snævar, no plural)

1. snow ^syn.

Declension

declension of snær

m-s1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	snær	snærinn
accusative	snæ	snæinn
dative	snævi / snæ	snænum
genitive	snæs / snævar	snæsins / snævarins

Synonyms

• (snow): ^def. snjór

Derived terms

• Snæland
• snævi þakinn
• snæljós
• eins og snæljós

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

• snjór

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos; cognates include the Old English snāw and the Old High German snēo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnæːr/

Noun

snær m

1. snow

Declension

  Declension of snær (strong wa-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	snær	snærinn	snævar	snævarnir
accusative	snæ	snæinn	snæva	snævana
dative	snævi	snævinum	snævum	snævunum
genitive	snæs	snæsins	snæva	snævanna

Alternatively, the different forms could be spelled with an -f- instead of an -v-, leading to forms such as snæfi instead of snævi and snæfar instead of snævar.

Descendants

• Icelandic: snær, snjór
• Faroese: snjógvur
• Norn: snju, snaa
• Norwegian: snø, sne
• Old Swedish: sniōr
  • Swedish: snö
• Old Danish: sniō, snø̄, snē
  • Danish: sne
• Westrobothnian: snjø, sniö, snje, sne, sni
• Elfdalian: sniųo
• Jamtish: snǿ
• Gutnish: snåi
• Scanian: sný