Meaning
snow
In a sentence
Stanotte è caduta molta neve in città.
A lot of snow fell in the city last night.
Hai visto la neve sul balcone stamattina?
Did you see the snow on the balcony this morning?
Mi piace la neve in montagna.
I like the snow in the mountains.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| neve | feminine · singular |
| nevi | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually uncountable: la neve, tanta neve. Use nevicata for a snowfall event, not *una neve.
- With weather, Italian says nevica / ha nevicato, not *fa neve.
- For the drug sense, neve is slang and informal; cocaina is the neutral, standard term.