Neve Definition
nā-vā
noun
The upper part of a glacier where the snow turns into ice.
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Webster's New World
The area above or at the head of a glacier that accumulates firn.
Webster's New World
The granular snow typically found in such a field.
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Other Word Forms of Neve
Noun
Singular:
neve
Plural:
nvsOrigin of Neve
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French from French dialectal névi from Vulgar Latin nivātum from neuter of Latin nivātus cooled by snow from nix niv- snow sneigwh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the Swiss French term névi, from Latin nix, nivis (“snow").
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