noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈsnoʊfɔːl/
snōʹfôl
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1
noun
Meaning 1
An instance of falling of snow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
There has been snowfall every day this week.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The amount of snow that falls on one occasion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
London recorded a snowfall of 10 centimetres last night.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: snow
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: precipitation, downfall
Narrower terms: flurry, snow flurry, whiteout
History
Etymology
From snow + fall.
Across languages
Translations
74 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَسَاقُط ثُلُوج
(tasāquṭ ṯulūj)
— instance of falling of snow
Aragonese:
nebata
— instance of falling of snow
Asturian:
nevada
— instance of falling of snow
Azerbaijani:
qar yağma
— instance of falling of snow
Azerbaijani:
qar düşmə
— instance of falling of snow
Belarusian:
снегапа́д
(snjehapád)
— instance of falling of snow
Belarusian:
сьнегапа́д
(sʹnjehapád)
— instance of falling of snow
Bulgarian:
снеговале́ж
(snegovaléž)
— instance of falling of snow
Catalan:
nevada
— instance of falling of snow
Chinese Mandarin:
降雪
(jiàngxuě)
— instance of falling of snow
Chinese Mandarin:
下雪
(xiàxuě)
— instance of falling of snow
Czech:
sněžení
— instance of falling of snow
Danish:
snefald
— instance of falling of snow
Dutch:
sneeuwval
— instance of falling of snow
Estonian:
lumesadu
— instance of falling of snow
Finnish:
lumisade
— instance of falling of snow
French:
chute de neige
— instance of falling of snow
Friulian:
neveade
— instance of falling of snow
Galician:
nevada
— instance of falling of snow
Georgian:
თოვა
(tova)
— instance of falling of snow
German:
Schneefall
— instance of falling of snow
Greek:
χιονόπτωση
(chionóptosi)
— instance of falling of snow
Hindi:
हिमपात
(himpāt)
— instance of falling of snow
Hungarian:
hóesés
— instance of falling of snow
Icelandic:
snjókoma
— instance of falling of snow
Italian:
nevicata
— instance of falling of snow
Italian:
fioccata
— instance of falling of snow
Japanese:
降雪
(kōsetsu)
— instance of falling of snow
Kannada:
ಮಂಜುಸುರಿತ
(mañjusurita)
— instance of falling of snow
Kannada:
ಹಿಮವರ್ಷ
(himavarṣa)
— instance of falling of snow
Korean:
강설
(gangseol)
— instance of falling of snow
Ligurian:
nevàdda
— instance of falling of snow
Macedonian:
сне́гопад
(snégopad)
— instance of falling of snow
Macedonian:
снего́врнеж
(snegóvrnež)
— instance of falling of snow
Norwegian Bokmål:
snøfall
— instance of falling of snow
Norwegian Nynorsk:
snøfall
— instance of falling of snow
Iranian Persian:
بارِشِ بَرْف
(bâreš-e barf)
— instance of falling of snow
Polish:
opad śniegu
— instance of falling of snow
Portuguese:
nevada
— instance of falling of snow
Romanian:
ninsoare
— instance of falling of snow
Romanian:
cădere de zăpadă
— instance of falling of snow
Russian:
снегопа́д
(snegopád)
— instance of falling of snow
Serbo-Croatian:
сне́же̄ње
— instance of falling of snow
Serbo-Croatian:
сније́же̄ње
— instance of falling of snow
Serbo-Croatian:
snéžēnje
— instance of falling of snow
Serbo-Croatian:
snijéžēnje
— instance of falling of snow
Shor:
кӧңме
(köñme)
— instance of falling of snow
Slovak:
sneženie
— instance of falling of snow
Slovene:
sneženje
— instance of falling of snow
Southern Altai:
кар јаары
(kar ǰaarï)
— instance of falling of snow
Spanish:
nevada
— instance of falling of snow
Spanish:
nevasca
— instance of falling of snow
Spanish:
nevazo
— instance of falling of snow
Spanish:
nevisca
— instance of falling of snow
Spanish:
papacara
— instance of falling of snow
Swedish:
snöfall
— instance of falling of snow
Tamil:
பனிப்பொழிவு
(paṉippoḻivu)
— instance of falling of snow
Turkish:
kar yağışı
— instance of falling of snow
Ukrainian:
снігопа́д
(snihopád)
— instance of falling of snow
Yakut:
хаар түһүүтэ
(qaar tühüüte)
— instance of falling of snow
Catalan:
nevada
— amount of snow that falls on one occasion
Finnish:
lumisademäärä
— amount of snow that falls on one occasion
Galician:
nevada
— amount of snow that falls on one occasion
Georgian:
თოვლიანობა
(tovlianoba)
— amount of snow that falls on one occasion
Italian:
nevicata
— amount of snow that falls on one occasion
Italian:
nevosità
— amount of snow that falls on one occasion
Japanese:
降雪量
(kōsetsuryō)
— amount of snow that falls on one occasion
Russian:
коли́чество вы́павшего сне́га
(kolíčestvo výpavševo snéga)
— amount of snow that falls on one occasion
Spanish:
nevada
— amount of snow that falls on one occasion
Spanish:
nevasca
— amount of snow that falls on one occasion
Spanish:
nevazo
— amount of snow that falls on one occasion
Swedish:
snöfall
— amount of snow that falls on one occasion
Tamil:
பனிப்பொழிவு
(paṉippoḻivu)
— amount of snow that falls on one occasion
Turkish:
kar yağışı miktarı
— amount of snow that falls on one occasion