la
/ˈnjeβe/
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
Examples
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Snow covered the whole street during the night.
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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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