zăpadă

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zăpadă

[zəˈpadə]

Where it comes from

A back-formation from zăpădi (“to cover with snow”), from Old Church Slavonic западати (zapadati, “to fall”). Displaced the native nea in the southern half of Romania.

noun zăpezi · zăpadă · zăpada · zăpezile

feminine snow
Similar: nea, ninsoare, omăt

In English

snow partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as prec

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"zăpadă." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/z%C4%83pad%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

zăpadă. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/z%C4%83pad%C4%83

Chicago

"zăpadă." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/z%C4%83pad%C4%83.

BibTeX

@misc{za_pada_2026,
  title = {zăpadă},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/z%C4%83pad%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}