firnis

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Firnis.

Noun

firnis n (plural firnisuri)

1. varnish

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	firnis	firnisul		firnisuri	firnisurile
genitive-dative	firnis	firnisului		firnisuri	firnisurilor
vocative	firnisule			firnisurilor

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Firnis. Compare Kashubian fernës.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiʀ.ɲis/
• Rhymes: -iʀɲis
• Syllabification: fir‧nis

Noun

firnis m inan (relational adjective firnisowy)

1. varnish (composition of resin or resinous gum with alcohol, used to polish furniture and other objects, preserving them from humidity)

Declension

Declension of firnis (masculine hard hissing stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	firnis	firnisaj	firnisy
genitive	firnisa	firnisow	firnisow
dative	firnisej	firnisomaj	firnisam
accusative	firnis	firnisaj	firnisy
instrumental	firnisom	firnisomaj	firnisami
locative	firnisu	firnisomaj	firnisach
vocative	firniso	firnisaj	firnisy

Derived terms

verbs

• firnisować impf, sfirnisować pf

Further reading

• “firnis”, in Mudra corpus [Upper Sorbian–Czech dictionary] (in Czech), 2024–2026
• “firnis” in Soblex