Schneewittchen

• Sneewittchen (obsolete)

Partial calque of German Low German Sneewittken (from Snee (“snow”) +‎ witt (“white”) +‎ -ken). The Brothers Grimm only adapted the diminutive suffix to -chen, thus entitling the tale Sneewittchen. Over time the first word also came to be adapted to Schnee. Full calquing to Schneeweißchen, however, was hindered by the fact that it already occurred in an unrelated tale called Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot.

• IPA^(key): /ʃneːˈvɪtçən/

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• Hyphenation: Schnee‧witt‧chen

Schneewittchen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Schneewittchens)

1. Snow White (a German folktale)

   Schneewittchen gehört zu den bekanntesten deutschen Märchen.

   Snow White is one of the best-known German folktales.

2. Snow White (the main character of this tale)

   Die böse Stiefmutter hasste Schneewittchen.

   The evil stepmother hated Snow White.

Schneewittchen n (strong, genitive Schneewittchens, plural Schneewittchen)

1. A girl or woman with black or dark brown hair and pale skin.

   Im Winter bin ich ein richtiges Schneewittchen.

   During the winter I'm a real Snow White.