Part of speech: noun
Gender: masculine
Stem: -wa-
snow
Etymology
[Mod E SNOW ← Prot-Germ *snaiwaz, *snaigwaz; Goth snaiws; O Fris snē; O Sax snēu, snēo; Dt sneeuw; OHG snēo, snē (Mod G Schnee) Icel snær, snjór; Sw snö ← Indo-Europ *sneigh-, *snoigh-; cf Avest snaēža “snowing”; Anc Gr νίφω “it snows”; νίφα “snow”; Lat ningit “it snows”; nix, nivis “snow”; O Prus snaygis “snow”; Latv snìegs “snow”; O Slav снѣгъ “snow” (Russ снег)]
Paradigm
1.1.1. (c) -wa- stem
(subtype of -a- stem nouns)
-wa- stemmed nouns are represented by two versions:
(a) nouns with a vowel before the stem-forming suffix (þéow-); and
(b) nouns having a consonant before the stem-forming suffix (bearw-):
masculine gender
(a)
|
nouns, -wa- stem, masculine gender
þéow
(servant) |
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | þéow, þéo | þéowas |
| genitive | þéowes | þéowa |
| dative (instrumental) | þéowe | þéowum |
| accusative | þéow, þéo | þéowas |
(b)
|
nouns, -wa- stem, masculine gender
bearu
(grove; wood) |
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | bearu, bearo | bearwas |
| genitive | bearwes | bearwa |
| dative (instrumental) | bearwe | bearwum |
| accusative | bearu, bearo | bearwas |
neuter gender
(a)
|
nouns, -wa- stem, neuter gender
tréow
(tree) |
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | tréow, tréo | tréow, tréo |
| genitive | tréowes | tréowa |
| dative (instrumental) | tréowe | tréowum |
| accusative | tréow, tréo | tréow, tréo |
(b)
|
nouns, -wa- stem, neuter gender
searu
(device; craft; trick) |
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | searu, searo | searu, searo |
| genitive | searwes | searwa |
| dative (instrumental) | searwe | searwum |
| accusative | searu, searo | searu, searo |
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