χιών, όνος, ἡ: (see. entry near the end):—
snow, in [
Refs 8th c.BC+] mostly of
fallen snow, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ χιόνι πεσούσῃ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of
falling snow, ὥς τε νιφάδες χιόνος πίπτωσι θαμειαί thick fall the
snow-flakes, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
II)
snow-water, 'ice-coldwater, Θρῄκην χιόνι. κατάρρυτον [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; used to cool wine, εἰ χιών ἐστ᾽ ὠνία [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: rare in
plural, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]. [ῐ by nature, ῑ
Epic dialect for the sake of meter] (Cf. Sanskrit
himás 'cold, winter', Latin
hiems, Avest.
zyam- 'winter', etc.)