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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snew

/snjuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
snew
IPA
/snjuː/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To snow.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

To abound.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

simple past of snow

Etymology

From Middle English snewen, from Old English snīwan (“to snow”), from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: snewen, sniwan, *snīwaną, *sneygʷʰ-

Usage

Inflected Forms

snews (present, singular) snewing (participle, present) snewed (participle, past) snewed (past)

Derived Forms

besnew

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce snew?
The recorded pronunciation is /snjuː/.
What does snew mean?
To snow.
Where does snew come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce snew

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