fornir

Asturian

Alternative forms

• furnir (Western Asturias)
• fornecer (archaic)

Etymology

From Old French fornir, from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foɾˈniɾ/ [foɾˈniɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: for‧nir

Verb

fornir (first-person singular indicative present forno, past participle forníu)

1. to supply, provide
2. to feed excessively

Conjugation

Conjugation of fornir

infinitive		fornir
gerundive		forniendo
participle		m forníu, f fornida, n fornío, m pl forníos, f pl forníes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	forno	fornes	forne	fornimos	fornís	fornen
	imperfect	fornía	forníes	fornía	forníemos/forníamos	forníeis/forníais	forníen
	preterite	forní	forniesti/fornisti	fornió	forniemos/fornimos	forniestis/fornistis	fornieron
	pluperfect	forniere/forniera	fornieres/fornieras	forniere/forniera	forniéremos/forniéramos	forniereis/fornierais	fornieren/fornieran
	future	forniré	fornirás	fornirá	forniremos	forniréis	fornirán
	conditional	forniría	forniríes	forniría	forniríemos/forniríamos	forniríeis/forniríais	forniríen
subjunctive	present	forna	fornas	forna	fornamos	fornáis	fornan
	imperfect	forniere/forniera	fornieres/fornieras	forniere/forniera	forniéremos/forniéramos	forniereis/fornierais	fornieren/fornieran
imperative			forni			forníi

Related terms

• forníu

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “fornir”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “fornir”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From older formir < fromir, of Germanic origin; from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”). Compare French fournir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [furˈni]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [foɾˈniɾ]

Verb

fornir (first-person singular present forneixo, first-person singular preterite forní, past participle fornit)

1. (transitive) to supply, provide, furnish with

Conjugation

    Conjugation of fornir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			fornir
gerund			fornint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		fornit		fornida
		plural		fornits		fornides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	forneixo	forneixes	forneix	fornim	forniu	forneixen
	imperfect	fornia	fornies	fornia	forníem	forníeu	fornien
	future	forniré	forniràs	fornirà	fornirem	fornireu	forniran
	preterite	forní	fornires	forní	fornírem	forníreu	forniren
	conditional	forniria	forniries	forniria	forniríem	forniríeu	fornirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	forneixi	forneixis	forneixi	fornim	forniu	forneixin
	imperfect	fornís	fornissis	fornís	forníssim	forníssiu	fornissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	forneix	forneixi	fornim	forniu	forneixin
	negative (no)	—	no forneixis	no forneixi	no fornim	no forniu	no forneixin

Derived terms

• forniment

Further reading

• “fornir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “fornir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “fornir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “fornir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300. From Old French fornir, from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foɾˈniɾ/

Verb

fornir

1. (archaic) to furnish

   Synonym: fornecer

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• fornecer
• fornición
• fornido

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “fornir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “fornir” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fornir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Interlingua

Verb

fornir

1. to furnish

Conjugation

    Conjugation of fornir

infinitive		fornir
participle		present	perfect
		forniente	fornite
active		simple	perfect
	present	forni	ha fornite
	past	forniva	habeva fornite
	future	fornira	habera fornite
	conditional	fornirea	haberea fornite
	imperative	forni	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es fornite	ha essite fornite
	past	esseva fornite	habeva essite fornite
	future	essera fornite	habera essite fornite
	conditional	esserea fornite	haberea essite fornite
	imperative	sia fornite	—

Old French

Alternative forms

• furnir

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”). Compare Old High German frumjan (“to perform, provide”), from fruma (“utility, gain”).

Verb

fornir

1. (transitive) to provide (for/with), to supply
   • c. 1200, author unknown, Aucassin et Nicolette:

     Li quens Bougars de Valence, qui avoit sa guerre a furnir […]

     The count Bougars of Valence, who had to provide for his war […]

2. (transitive) to endow, provide
3. (transitive) to furnish, deliver
4. (transitive) to perform, execute
5. (transitive) to complete, finish, fulfill
   • c. 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Perceval ou le conte du Graal:

     au roi sa cope, et son messaige
     fornira il a loi de saige.

     To the king, his cope, and his message
     He will fulfill with the law of wisdom.

6. (transitive) to fight, execute
7. (transitive) to grant, accede to
8. (transitive) to give, render
9. (transitive) to utter
10. (reflexive) to be executed
11. (reflexive) to be fulfilled
12. (reflexive) to be punished

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of fornir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		fornir			avoir forni
gerund		en fornissant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		fornissant
past participle		forni
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	fornis	fornis	fornist	fornissons	fornissez	fornissent
	imperfect	fornissoie, fornisseie	fornissoies, fornisseies	fornissoit, fornisseit	fornissiiens, fornissiens	fornissiiez, fornissiez	fornissoient, fornisseient
	preterite	forni	fornis	forni	fornimes	fornistes	fornirent
	future	fornirai	forniras	fornira	fornirons	forniroiz, fornireiz, fornirez	forniront
	conditional	forniroie, fornireie	forniroies, fornireies	forniroit, fornireit	forniriiens, forniriens	forniriiez, forniriez	forniroient, fornireient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	fornisse	fornisses	fornisse	fornissons	fornissez	fornissent
	imperfect	fornisse	fornisses	fornist	fornissons, fornissiens	fornissoiz, fornissez, fornissiez	fornissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	fornis	—	fornissons	fornissez	—

Descendants

• → English: furnish
• French: fournir
  • → German: furnieren
• → Asturian: fornir
• → Catalan: fornir
• → Galician: fornir
• →⇒ Portuguese: fornecer

Old Norse

Adjective

fornir

1. strong masculine nominative plural of forn

Polish

fornir

Etymology

Borrowed from German Furnier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔr.ɲir/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔrɲir
• Syllabification: for‧nir

Noun

fornir m inan (related adjective fornirowy)

1. (woodworking) veneer (thin covering of fine wood)
2. (woodworking) burl, scaleboard (thin veneer or leaf of wood used for covering the surface of articles of furniture etc.)

   Synonym: okleina

Declension

Declension of fornir

	singular	plural
nominative	fornir	forniry
genitive	forniru	fornirów
dative	fornirowi	fornirom
accusative	fornir	forniry
instrumental	fornirem	fornirami
locative	fornirze	fornirach
vocative	fornirze	forniry

Derived terms

adjective

• fornirski

verb

• fornirować impf

Further reading

• fornir in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• fornir in Polish dictionaries at PWN