Why is it das Schneegestöber?
Schneegestöber is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: das Gestöber. So it’s das Schneegestöber.
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Meaning
[1] relatively violent, wind -driven snowfall in constantly changing directions
[1] relativ heftiger, windgetriebener Schneefall in ständig wechselnden RichtungenExamples
[1] We got into violent snow.
[1] Wir gerieten in heftiges Schneegestöber.
[1] "In the bright snow flower he came to John's Jaranga in the morning"
[1] „Im leuchtenden Schneegestöber kam er morgens in Johns Jaranga gestolpert.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "Snowfall becomes snow flurry, and snowing is changing in Schnesturger" "
[1] „Schneefall wird zu Schneegestöber, und Schneetreiben wandelt sich in Schneesturm.“
[1] "Playing war with cannons in ice and snow flurry is pure unreasonable"
[1] „Mit Kanonen bei Eis und Schneegestöber Krieg zu spielen, ist reine Unvernunft.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Schneegestöber | die Schneegestöber |
| Genitiv | des Schneegestöbers | der Schneegestöber |
| Dativ | dem Schneegestöber | den Schneegestöbern |
| Akkusativ | das Schneegestöber | die Schneegestöber |
Pronunciation
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