| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈsneʋɣɑns/ |
| Hyphenation | sneeuw·gans |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | sneeuwganzen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| sneeuwgansje | sneeuwgansjes |
| Afrikaans | sneeugans |
|---|---|
| Catalan | oca de les neus |
| Czech | husa sněžní |
| Danish | snegås |
| English | snow‐goose |
| Esperanto | neĝansero |
| Faeroese | snjógás |
| Finnish | lumihanhi |
| French | oie des neiges; oie blanche |
| German | Schneegans |
| Hungarian | sarki lúd |
| Icelandic | snjógæs |
| Italian | oca delle nevi |
| Norwegian | snøgås |
| Polish | śnieżyca; gęś śnieżna |
| Portuguese | ganso‐das‐neves |
| Russian | белый гусь |
| Spanish | ánsar nival; ganso blanco; ganso nival |
| Swedish | snögås |
| Turkish | kar kazı |
| Welsh | gŵydd eira |