snaiban

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German snīen, from Old High German sniwan, from Proto-West Germanic *snīwan, from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną (“to snow”). Cognate with German schneien, English snew.

Verb

snaiban (third-person singular present indicative snaibet, past participle gasnàibet, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni, impersonal) to snow
    Synonym: bikhalan
    'S snaibet. ― It's snowing.

References
  • “snaiban” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
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