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feminine

/ˈnjeβe/

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Translation

snow

Word origin

From Latin nix, nivis ('snow'). The same root gives English words such as niveous ('snowy') and the technical term nival.

Origin
Latin
Root
nix
English cognates
niveous, nival

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralnieves

Examples

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Snow covered the whole street during the night.

.

Children love playing with snow.

muchos .

It's been many years since I've seen snow in my village.

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The snow on the mountain is very white and clean.

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We went out into the street after the snow.

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This word is part of lesson 30.