snáw

Part of speech: noun
Gender: masculine
Stem: -wa-
snow
Etymology
[Mod E SNOWProt-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)
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)
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)
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)
singular plural
nominative searu, searo searu, searo
genitive searwes searwa
dative (instrumental) searwe searwum
accusative searu, searo searu, searo