*snaiwahwītaz

Runic: ᛊᚾᚨᛁᚹᚨᚺᚹᛁᛏᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈsnɑi̯.wɑ.ˌxʷiː.tɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

snow-white

Etymology

From *snaiwaz + *hwītaz.

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	snaiwahwītaz	snaiwahwītō	snaiwahwītą, -atō	snaiwahwītai	snaiwahwītôz	snaiwahwītō
Acc.	snaiwahwītanǭ	snaiwahwītǭ	snaiwahwītą, -atō	snaiwahwītanz	snaiwahwītōz	snaiwahwītō
Gen.	snaiwahwītas, -is	snaiwahwītaizōz	snaiwahwītas, -is	snaiwahwītaizǫ̂	snaiwahwītaizǫ̂	snaiwahwītaizǫ̂
Dat.	snaiwahwītammai	snaiwahwītaizōi	snaiwahwītammai	snaiwahwītaimaz	snaiwahwītaimaz	snaiwahwītaimaz
Inst.	snaiwahwītanō	snaiwahwītaizō	snaiwahwītanō	snaiwahwītaimiz	snaiwahwītaimiz	snaiwahwītaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	snaiwahwītô	snaiwahwītǭ	snaiwahwītô	snaiwahwītaniz	snaiwahwītōniz	snaiwahwītōnō
Acc.	snaiwahwītanų	snaiwahwītōnų	snaiwahwītô	snaiwahwītanunz	snaiwahwītōnunz	snaiwahwītōnō
Gen.	snaiwahwītiniz	snaiwahwītōniz	snaiwahwītiniz	snaiwahwītanǫ̂	snaiwahwītōnǫ̂	snaiwahwītanǫ̂
Dat.	snaiwahwītini	snaiwahwītōni	snaiwahwītini	snaiwahwītammaz	snaiwahwītōmaz	snaiwahwītammaz
Inst.	snaiwahwītinē	snaiwahwītōnē	snaiwahwītinē	snaiwahwītammiz	snaiwahwītōmiz	snaiwahwītammiz

Descendants

snāwhwīt (Old English)
- snow whit, snawhwit, snouwite, snouwhite (Middle English)
  - snow-white (English)
*snēwīt (Old Saxon)
- snêwit (Middle Low German)
*snēwīt (Old Dutch)
- sneewit (Middle Dutch)
  - sneeuwwit (Dutch)
    - sneeuwit (Afrikaans)
*snēwīz (Old High German)
- snēwīz (Middle High German)
  - schneeweiß (German)
snæhvítr (Old Norse)
- snæhvítur, snjóhvítur, snjáhvítur (Icelandic)

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