schnea

Bavarian

Noun

schnea

1. (Sappada, Sauris) snow

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German snē, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiw, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”). Cognate with German Schnee, English snow.

Noun

schnea m

1. snow

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien