neige

Pronunciation

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Verb

neige

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of neigen

Anagrams

• eigen, enige

Etymology

Deverbal of neiger. Replaced Old French noif, from Latin nix, nivem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛʒ/
• (France, la neige) IPA^(key): [la ˈnɛːʒ]
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): [nae̯ʒ]

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Noun

neige f (plural neiges)

1. snow, crystalline frozen precipitation.

   Travailler sous la neige. ― To work in the snow.

2. (informal) cocaine, crack

Further reading

• “neige” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• génie, ignée

Verb

neige

1. First-person singular present of neigen.
2. Imperative singular of neigen.
3. First-person singular subjunctive I of neigen.
4. Third-person singular subjunctive I of neigen.