vernissage

See also: Vernissage

English

Vernissage, Salon (Paris), 1866.

Etymology

From French vernissage, derived from the earlier habit of the artists to varnish their paintings the day before the opening of an exhibition.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /vɛːnɪˈsɑːʒ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌvɛɹnəˈsɑʒ/

Noun

vernissage (plural vernissages)

1. A private viewing of an art exhibition before it opens to the public.
   • 1893 May 2, The Times, p.5 col. C:

     […] the artists' association will be forced to advance or delay its vernissage and opening day.

Synonyms

• preview
• private view

Coordinate terms

• opening

Translations

private viewing of an exhibition before it opens to the public

• Czech: vernisáž (cs) f
• Finnish: avajaiset (fi) pl
• French: vernissage (fr) m
• German: Vernissage (de) f
• Greek: βερνισάζ (el) n (vernisáz)
• Polish: wernisaż (pl) m
• Russian: верниса́ж (ru) m (vernisáž)
• Swedish: vernissage (sv) c
• Turkish: vernisaj
• Ukrainian: верніса́ж m (vernisáž)

See also

• soft opening

Anagrams

• assevering, envisagers

French

Etymology

From vernir +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛʁ.ni.saʒ/

• Audio:

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Noun

vernissage m (plural vernissages)

1. varnishing, glazing
2. vernissage (private viewing of an art exhibition before it opens to the public)

Descendants

• → Czech: vernisáž
• → English: vernissage
• → German: Vernissage
• → Italian: vernissage

Further reading

• “vernissage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vernissage.

Noun

vernissage m (invariable)

1. preview (private viewing)

Anagrams

• invergasse

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French vernissage. Doublet of fernissa.

Noun

vernissage c

1. vernissage

Declension

Declension of vernissage

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vernissage	vernissages
	definite	vernissagen	vernissagens
plural	indefinite	vernissager	vernissagers
	definite	vernissagerna	vernissagernas

See also

• finissage

Further reading

• vernissage in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker