snieë

Limburgish

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch snêe, from Old Dutch snēo, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz.

Alternative forms

Schnië (Eupen)
Schniee (Krefeld)
snie (Maastricht)
sjnië (Moelingen)
sjnee (Roermond, Sittard)
sjniè (Valkenburg)
sjnieë (widespread south of Panninger-line, Dutch-based spelling)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsniː˦ə]
IPA^(key): [ˈʃʲnʲæ]

Noun

snieë m

snow

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch snyhen, from Old Dutch *snīwan.

Alternative forms

schnéïje (Eupen)
snieje (Maastricht)
sjneje (Roermond)
sjnieje (Sittard, Valkenburg, Voeren)
snieëje (Venlo)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsniː˦ə]
IPA^(key): [ˈʃʲniə]

Verb

snieë

to snow

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