Dictionary

snowfall en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• snōʹfôl
• /ˈsnoʊfɔːl/
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Etymology

By surface analysis, snow + fall. Cognate with Dutch sneeuwval, German Schneefall, Old Norse snjófall, snæfall (whence Danish snefald, Norwegian snøfall, and Swedish snöfall).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An instance of falling of snow.
   • There has been snowfall every day this week.
2. (countable, uncountable) The amount of snow that falls on one occasion.
   • London recorded a snowfall of 10 centimetres last night.

Forms

Deriveds

Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale

Relateds

flurry

Translations (75)

fi lumisademäärä (amount of snow that falls on one occasion) · sh snijéžēnje (instance of falling of snow) · be снегапа́д (instance of falling of snow) · ta பனிப்பொழிவு (instance of falling of snow) · es nevazo (amount of snow that falls on one occasion) · alt кар јаары (instance of falling of snow) · et lumesadu (instance of falling of snow) · ast nevada (instance of falling of snow) · uk снігопа́д (instance of falling of snow) · it fioccata (instance of falling of snow) · fa-ira بارِشِ بَرْف (instance of falling of snow) · mk снего́врнеж (instance of falling of snow) · cmn 下雪 (instance of falling of snow) · pl opad śniegu (instance of falling of snow) · ta பனிப்பொழிவு (amount of snow that falls on one occasion) · el χιονόπτωση (instance of falling of snow) · es nevasca (instance of falling of snow) · es nevada (instance of falling of snow) · an nebata (instance of falling of snow) · ca nevada (amount of snow that falls on one occasion) · sh snéžēnje (instance of falling of snow) · it nevicata (amount of snow that falls on one occasion) · bg снеговале́ж (instance of falling of snow) · sk sneženie (instance of falling of snow) · ko 강설 (instance of falling of snow) · cjs кӧңме (instance of falling of snow) · lij nevàdda (instance of falling of snow) · fur neveade (instance of falling of snow) · cmn 降雪 (instance of falling of snow) · sv snöfall (instance of falling of snow) · sl sneženje (instance of falling of snow) · sah хаар түһүүтэ (instance of falling of snow) · nl sneeuwval (instance of falling of snow) · ar تَسَاقُط ثُلُوج (instance of falling of snow) · it nevosità (amount of snow that falls on one occasion) · es nevasca (amount of snow that falls on one occasion) · de Schneefall (instance of falling of snow) · is snjókoma (instance of falling of snow) · ro ninsoare (instance of falling of snow) · da snefald (instance of falling of snow) · ka თოვა (instance of falling of snow) · nn snøfall (instance of falling of snow) · cs sněžení (instance of falling of snow) · gl nevada (instance of falling of snow) · ro cădere de zăpadă (instance of falling of snow) · ja 降雪 (instance of falling of snow) · es nevazo (instance of falling of snow) · az qar düşmə (instance of falling of snow) · be сьнегапа́д (instance of falling of snow) · pt nevada (instance of falling of snow) · it nevicata (instance of falling of snow) · ca nevada (instance of falling of snow) · es nevisca (instance of falling of snow) · es nevada (amount of snow that falls on one occasion) · gl nevada (amount of snow that falls on one occasion) · es papacara (instance of falling of snow) · sh сне́же̄ње (instance of falling of snow) · sh сније́же̄ње (instance of falling of snow) · ja 降雪量 (amount of snow that falls on one occasion) · fi lumisade (instance of falling of snow) · kn ಹಿಮವರ್ಷ (instance of falling of snow) · ka თოვლიანობა (amount of snow that falls on one occasion) · tr kar yağışı (instance of falling of snow) · mk сне́гопад (instance of falling of snow) · kn ಮಂಜುಸುರಿತ (instance of falling of snow) · pl opad śniegu (amount of snow that falls on one occasion) · ru коли́чество вы́павшего сне́га (amount of snow that falls on one occasion) · ru снегопа́д (instance of falling of snow) · az qar yağma (instance of falling of snow) · fr chute de neige (instance of falling of snow) · hi हिमपात (instance of falling of snow) · sv snöfall (amount of snow that falls on one occasion) · hu hóesés (instance of falling of snow) · nb snøfall (instance of falling of snow) · tr kar yağışı miktarı (amount of snow that falls on one occasion)