fernet

English

Alternative forms

• Fernet

Etymology

From Italian fernet, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fə(ɹ)ˈnɛt/

• Audio (General American):

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Noun

fernet (usually uncountable, plural fernets)

1. A particular type of Italian amaro.
   • 2015 June 30, Jonathan Gilbert, “Argentine City Aims to Stand Out With Rebellious Spirit (and Coke) in a Cup”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     But few in Córdoba think fernet and Coke, like the city itself, will lose its edge.

Anagrams

• Fenter

Italian

Alternative forms

• fernè (uncommon)

Etymology

Coined by distiller Bernardino Branca in the early 19th century; unknown derivation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ferˈnɛt/, (uncommon) /ˈfɛr.net/
• Rhymes: -ɛt, (uncommon) -ɛrnet
• Hyphenation: fer‧nèt, (uncommon) fèr‧net

Noun

fernet m (invariable)

1. (countable and uncountable) fernet (Italian liqueur)

   Hypernyms: amaro m, liquore m

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfernet]

Noun

fernet m inan

1. A particular type of Italian amaro.

Declension

Declension of fernet (pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	fernet	fernety
genitive	fernetu	fernetov
dative	fernetu	fernetom
accusative	fernet	fernety
locative	fernete	fernetoch
instrumental	fernetom	fernetmi

Further reading

• “fernet”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024