snow globe
die Schneekugel, die Schneekugeln
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snow globe
A transparent, usually spherical container with a small figure or landscape in liquid. When shaken, small white particles swirl around inside, looking like falling snow.
Sie schüttelte die Schneekugel, und weiße Flocken schwebten langsam auf das kleine Häuschen darin herab.
She shook the snow globe, and white flakes drifted slowly down onto the little house inside.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Schneekugeln |
| genitive | der Schneekugel |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Schneekugel | die Schneekugeln |
| accusative | die Schneekugel | die Schneekugeln |
| dative | der Schneekugel | den Schneekugeln |
| genitive | der Schneekugel | der Schneekugeln |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Schneekugel' (snow globe) is made up of 'Schnee' (snow) and 'Kugel' (sphere). The word therefore refers to a sphere in which something resembling snow falls when it is shaken.
Auf dem Regal steht eine dekorative Schneekugel mit einem kleinen Schloss.
There is a decorative snow globe with a little castle on the shelf.
'Schneekugel' (snow globe) is often used with verbs such as 'schütteln' (to shake), 'aufstellen' (to put on display), and 'sammeln' (to collect). 'Eine Schneekugel mit einer Figur' (a snow globe with a figure) is also a typical phrase.
Zum Geburtstag bekam sie eine Schneekugel mit einer Figur aus ihrer Heimatstadt.
For her birthday, she received a snow globe with a figure from her hometown.
