snuwen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch snuwen, from Old Dutch *snīwan, from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-. Related but etymologically different from sneeuwen (to snow).

Verb

snuwen

  1. (archaic, dialectal) to snow
    Synonym: sneeuwen

Inflection

Inflection of snuwen (weak)
infinitive snuwen
past singular snuwde
past participle gesnuwd
infinitive snuwen
gerund snuwen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular snuwsnuwde
2nd person sing. (jij) snuwtsnuwde
2nd person sing. (u) snuwtsnuwde
2nd person sing. (gij) snuwtsnuwde
3rd person singular snuwtsnuwde
plural snuwensnuwden
subjunctive sing.1 snuwesnuwde
subjunctive plur.1 snuwensnuwden
imperative sing. snuw
imperative plur.1 snuwt
participles snuwendgesnuwd
1) Archaic.

Alternative forms


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *snīwan, from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-.

Verb

snuwen

  1. to snow

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive snuwen
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive snuwen
In genitive snuwens
In dative snuwene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular snuwe
2nd singular snuus, snuwes
3rd singular snuut, snuwet
1st plural snuwen
2nd plural snuut, snuwet
3rd plural snuwen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular snuwe
2nd singular snuus, snuwes
3rd singular snuwe
1st plural snuwen
2nd plural snuut, snuwet
3rd plural snuwen
Imperative Present
Singular snu, snuwe
Plural snuut, snuwet
Present Past
Participle snuwende

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading

  • snuwen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • sneeuwen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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