"νίφα" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

Forms: nípha [romanization]
Etymology: Accusative singular of unattested *νίψ (*níps), reflecting Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs (“snow”), root noun derived from *sneygʷʰ- (“to snow”) (whence also Ancient Greek νίφω (níphō)). Direct cognates include Latin nix and Old Irish snechtae and indirectly also Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha) and Old English snāw and snīwan (English snow and snew). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ine-pro|*snígʷʰs||snow}} Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs (“snow”), {{cog|grc|νίφω}} Ancient Greek νίφω (níphō), {{cog|la|nix}} Latin nix, {{cog|sga|snechtae}} Old Irish snechtae, {{cog|sa|स्नेह}} Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha), {{cog|ang|snāw}} Old English snāw, {{cog|en|snow}} English snow Head templates: {{head|grc|noun}} νίφα • (nípha)
  1. snow Categories (topical): Atmospheric phenomena Derived forms: νῐφᾰργής (niphargḗs), νῐφᾰ́ς (niphás), νῐφοβλής (niphoblḗs), νῐφοβολῐ́ᾱ (niphobolíā), νῐφοβόλος (niphobólos), νῐφόεις (niphóeis), νῐφόκτῠπος (niphóktupos), νῐφοστῐβής (niphostibḗs)
    Sense id: en-νίφα-grc-noun-p0YiLwnY Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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