la
feminine
/nɛʒ/
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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
Genderfeminine
Pluralneiges
Examples
.
The snow is falling softly on the garden.
l'-midi.
The children are playing in the snow all afternoon.
.
There is a lot of snow this year.
couvert .
The snow has covered all the cars in the street.
' neiger .
It looks like it will snow tomorrow morning.
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