Firnis

German

Etymology

From Middle High German, from Old French vernis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪʁnɪs/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Firnis m (strong, genitive Firnisses, plural Firnisse)

1. varnish (anything resembling such a paint)

Declension

Declension of Firnis [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Firnis	die	Firnisse
genitive	eines	des	Firnisses	der	Firnisse
dative	einem	dem	Firnis, Firnisse1	den	Firnissen
accusative	einen	den	Firnis	die	Firnisse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• firnissen

Further reading

• “Firnis” in Duden online
• “Firnis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache