snaiban

== Cimbrian == === Alternative forms === snaim (Luserna) === Etymology === From Middle High German snīen, from Old High German sniwan, from Proto-West Germanic *snīwan, from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną (“to snow”). Cognate with German schneien, English snew. === Verb === snaiban (third-person singular present indicative snaibet, past participle gasnàibet, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni, impersonal) to snow Synonym: bikhalan 'S snaibet. ― It's snowing. === References === “snaiban” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo