снег
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- сьнег (sʹnjeh) — Taraškievica orthography
- śnieh — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sněgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sʲnʲex]
Audio: (file)
Noun
снег • (snjeh) m inan (genitive сне́гу, nominative plural снягі́, genitive plural сняго́ў)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | снег snjeh |
снягі́ snjahí |
| genitive | сне́гу snjéhu |
сняго́ў snjahóŭ |
| dative | сне́гу snjéhu |
сняга́м snjahám |
| accusative | снег snjeh |
снягі́ snjahí |
| instrumental | сне́гам snjéham |
сняга́мі snjahámi |
| locative | сне́зе snjézje |
сняга́х snjaháx |
| count form | — | сне́гі1 snjéhi1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
- сне́жань (snjéžanʹ)
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 • (sneg) m (plural снегови, relational adjective снежен, diminutive снеже or снекче or снежец)
Declension
| 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
- заснежено (zasneženo)
- опснежено (opsneženo)
- оснежено (osneženo)
Russian
Alternative forms
- снѣгъ (sněg) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sněgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sʲnʲek]
Audio: (file)
Noun
снег • (sneg) m inan (genitive сне́га, nominative plural снега́, genitive plural снего́в, relational adjective сне́жный or снегово́й, diminutive снежо́к)
- snow
- идёт снег ― idjót sneg ― it is snowing
- мо́крый снег ― mókryj sneg ― sleet, wet snow
- пе́рвый снег ― pérvyj sneg ― the first snow
- ски́дывать/ски́нуть снег с кры́ши ― skídyvatʹ/skínutʹ sneg s krýši ― to 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!
- (figuratively) snow, the white electrical noise on a TV set when there is no TV signal
- (slang) cocaine
Declension
Meronyms
- снежи́нка (snežínka)
Holonyms
- бура́н (burán), вью́га (vʹjúga), наст (nast), мете́ль (metélʹ), позёмка (pozjómka), поро́ша (poróša), снегови́к (snegovík), сне́жная ба́ба (snéžnaja bába), снежо́к (snežók), сугро́б (sugrób)
Derived terms
- подсне́жник m (podsnéžnik)
- снегови́к m anim (snegovík)
- Снегу́рочка f anim (Snegúročka)
- снежи́нка f (snežínka)
- снежи́ть impf (snežítʹ)
- снежо́к m (snežók)
Compound words:
- снегопа́д m (snegopád)
- снегосту́п m (snegostúp)
- снегохо́д m (snegoxód)
Related terms
- снеги́рь m anim (snegírʹ)
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
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “снег”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
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)
- snow
- Отац скида снег са крова. ― Father removes snow from the roof.
- television static
- trigonometric function (sine function)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | сне̑г | сне̏гови |
| genitive | снега | снегова |
| dative | снегу | снеговима |
| accusative | снег | снегове |
| vocative | снеже / снегу | снегови |
| locative | снегу | снеговима |
| instrumental | снегом | снеговима |
Related terms
- снеговит
- снегар
References
- “снег”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025