Snöiga

Snöiga is a Swedish adjective meaning snowy, used to describe surfaces or weather conditions that are covered with snow. It is the inflected form used with plural nouns and with certain noun phrases, as opposed to the base form snöig, which is used with singular nouns in many contexts.

In Swedish, adjectives agree with the noun in number and definiteness. Snöiga appears with plural nouns in indefinite and definite plural phrases, for example snöiga dagar (snowy days) or snöiga berg (snowy mountains). For singular nouns, different endings are used: snöig for common gender singular in the indefinite, snöigt for neuter singular in the indefinite. In definite forms, the endings can change further, such as den snöiga dagen (the snowy day) in some constructions, and dagarna snöiga in other word orders.

Snöiga is commonly used in everyday language, weather reporting, travel writing, and nature descriptions. It conveys a surface condition or atmosphere that is characterized by snow, and it can be applied to landscapes, roads, and weather situations. Figurative uses are possible but less common, typically to evoke a cold or wintry mood.

Etymology and related forms: snöiga is formed from the noun snö (snow) plus the Swedish adjectival suffix -ig, with inflection matching number and definiteness. The related forms include snöig (masculine/feminine singular) and snöigt (neuter singular). The word is a standard part of Swedish descriptive vocabulary for winter and snowy conditions.