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/nɛʒ/
Translation
snow
Word origin
Deverbal of neiger ('to snow'), from Vulgar Latin nivicare, from Latin nix ('snow'), genitive nivis.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- nix
- English cognates
- niveous
Grammar
Examples
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The snow is falling softly on the garden.
l'-.
The children are playing in the snow all afternoon.
cette .
There is a lot of snow this year.
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The snow has covered all the cars in the street.
' neiger .
It looks like it will snow tomorrow morning.
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