fernissa

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French vernis, via Middle Low German.

Noun

fernissa c

1. varnish
2. (figuratively) a veneer (misleading outward appearance)

Declension

Declension of fernissa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fernissa	fernissas
	definite	fernissan	fernissans
plural	indefinite	fernissor	fernissors
	definite	fernissorna	fernissornas

Verb

fernissa (present fernissar, preterite fernissade, supine fernissat, imperative fernissa)

1. to varnish (apply varnish (to))

Conjugation

Conjugation of fernissa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	fernissa		fernissas
Supine	fernissat		fernissats
Imperative	fernissa		—
Imper. plural1	fernissen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	fernissar	fernissade	fernissas	fernissades
Ind. plural1	fernissa	fernissade	fernissas	fernissades
Subjunctive2	fernisse	fernissade	fernisses	fernissades
	Participles
Present participle	fernissande
Past participle	fernissad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• fernissa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fernissa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fernissa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)