neve C2+ Topic:Weather & Climate US /neɪˈveɪ/ UK /ˈnɛveɪ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun granular snow that has not yet compacted into glacial ice; an expanse of such snow The climbers crossed the neve at the head of the glacier. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · granular snow that has not... firnsnowfield Word family Related forms firn Etymology AI details From French névé, from a Savoyard dialect word derived from Latin nix, niv- ('snow'). névé French nix Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Weather & Climate External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # neve **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /neɪˈveɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnɛveɪ/ ## Meanings 1. granular snow that has not yet compacted into glacial ice; an expanse of such snow ## Examples - The climbers crossed the neve at the head of the glacier. ## Synonyms - firn - snowfield ## Related Forms - firn ## Roots and Affixes - Root: névé - Root: nix ## Etymology From French névé, from a Savoyard dialect word derived from Latin nix, niv- ('snow'). ## AI Etymology Neve comes from French névé, from a Savoyard dialect word derived from Latin nix, niv- ('snow'). The etymological trail includes French névé and Latin nix. As a noun, neve means granular snow that has not yet compacted into glacial ice; an expanse of such snow. The same family is visible in related forms such as firn. ## Topics - Weather & Climate markdown