снег

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sněgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲnʲex]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

снег • (snjehm inan (genitive сне́гу, nominative plural снягі́, genitive plural сняго́ў)

  1. snow

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • снег” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sněgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [snɛk]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

снег • (snegm (plural снегови, relational adjective снежен, diminutive снеже or снекче or снежец)

  1. snow

Declension

Declension of снег
singular plural
indefinite снег (sneg) снегови (snegovi)
definite unspecified снегот (snegot) снеговите (snegovite)
definite proximal снегов (snegov) снеговиве (snegovive)
definite distal снегон (snegon) снеговине (snegovine)
vocative снегу (snegu) снегови (snegovi)
count form снега (snega)

Derived terms

nouns
adjectives and adjectival participles
adverbs
  • заснежено (zasneženo)
  • опснежено (opsneženo)
  • оснежено (osneženo)
verbs
  • заснежи (zasneži)
  • заснежува (zasnežuva)
  • опснежи (opsneži)
  • опснежува (opsnežuva)
  • оснежи (osneži)
  • оснежува (osnežuva)
  • подзаснежи (podzasneži)
  • се заснежи (se zasneži)
  • се заснежува (se zasnežuva)
  • снежи (sneži)

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sněgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲnʲek]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

снег • (snegm inan (genitive сне́га, nominative plural снега́, genitive plural снего́в, relational adjective сне́жный or снегово́й, diminutive снежо́к)

  1. snow
    идёт снегidjót snegit is snowing
    мо́крый снегmókryj snegsleet, wet snow
    пе́рвый снегpérvyj snegthe first snow
    ски́дывать/ски́нуть снег с кры́шиskídyvatʹ/skínutʹ sneg s krýšito throw the snow off the roof
    как снег на́ голову (saying)
    kak sneg ná golovu
    like a bolt from the blue (unexpectedly, suddenly)
    (literally, “like snow on the head”)
    что́-либо ну́жно, как прошлого́дний снег
    štó-libo núžno, kak prošlogódnij sneg
    something is not needed in the least
    (literally, “something is needed like last year's snow”)
    зимо́й сне́га не вы́просить (saying)
    zimój snéga ne výprositʹ
    (said about someone mean, stingy)
    (literally, “cannot be asked for snow in winter”)
    Дава́й поваля́емся в снегу́!Daváj povaljájemsja v snegú!Let's roll in the snow!
  2. (figuratively) snow, the white electrical noise on a TV set when there is no TV signal
  3. (slang) cocaine

Declension

Meronyms

Holonyms

Derived terms

Compound words:

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “снег”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “снег”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 182
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “снег”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
  • Krylov, G. A. (2004) “снег”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN
  • Semjonov, A. V. (2003) “снег”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (Русский язык от А до Я) (in Russian), Moscow: Junves, →ISBN
  • Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “снег”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 342

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sněgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /snêːɡ/
  • Hyphenation: снег

Noun

сне̑г m inan (Latin spelling snȇg)

  1. snow
    Отац скида снег са крова.Father removes snow from the roof.
  2. television static
  3. trigonometric function (sine function)

Declension

Declension of снег
singular plural
nominative сне̑г сне̏гови
genitive снега снегова
dative снегу снеговима
accusative снег снегове
vocative снеже / снегу снегови
locative снегу снеговима
instrumental снегом снеговима

References

  • снег”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025