firn

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Firn, from Alemannic German firn (“last year's”), from Old High German firni (“old”), from Proto-West Germanic , from Proto-Germanic *firnijaz, *fernaz (“foregoing, previous”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“forth, forward, across, through”); cognate with Old English fyrn (“former”), Old Norse forn (“old”), and Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 (fairneis, “old”).

Pronunciation

Noun

firn (countable and uncountable, plural firns)

  1. A type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze cycles and thus is made of numerous small icy grains, though it is not nearly as saturated with water as snowcone slush is; can be hard or somewhat soft depending on recent and current weather conditions.
    Synonym: névé

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Translations

References

  1. ^ Webster's Third New International Dictionary, 1993

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Anagrams

Czech

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Pronunciation

Noun

firn m inan

  1. firn

Declension

Declension of firn (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative firn firny
genitive firnu firnů
dative firnu firnům
accusative firn firny
vocative firne firny
locative firnu firnech
instrumental firnem firny

Further reading

  • firn in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • firn in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

German

Etymology

From Middle High German virne, from Old High German firni, from Proto-Germanic *fernaz.

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Adjective

firn (strong nominative masculine singular firner, comparative firner, superlative am firnsten)

  1. (wine) aged

Declension

Positive forms of firn
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist firn sie ist firn es ist firn sie sind firn
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative firner firne firnes firne
genitive firnen firner firnen firner
dative firnem firner firnem firnen
accusative firnen firne firnes firne
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der firne die firne das firne die firnen
genitive des firnen der firnen des firnen der firnen
dative dem firnen der firnen dem firnen den firnen
accusative den firnen die firne das firne die firnen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein firner eine firne ein firnes (keine) firnen
genitive eines firnen einer firnen eines firnen (keiner) firnen
dative einem firnen einer firnen einem firnen (keinen) firnen
accusative einen firnen eine firne ein firnes (keine) firnen
Comparative forms of firn
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist firner sie ist firner es ist firner sie sind firner
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative firnerer firnere firneres firnere
genitive firneren firnerer firneren firnerer
dative firnerem firnerer firnerem firneren
accusative firneren firnere firneres firnere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der firnere die firnere das firnere die firneren
genitive des firneren der firneren des firneren der firneren
dative dem firneren der firneren dem firneren den firneren
accusative den firneren die firnere das firnere die firneren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein firnerer eine firnere ein firneres (keine) firneren
genitive eines firneren einer firneren eines firneren (keiner) firneren
dative einem firneren einer firneren einem firneren (keinen) firneren
accusative einen firneren eine firnere ein firneres (keine) firneren
Superlative forms of firn
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am firnsten sie ist am firnsten es ist am firnsten sie sind am firnsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative firnster firnste firnstes firnste
genitive firnsten firnster firnsten firnster
dative firnstem firnster firnstem firnsten
accusative firnsten firnste firnstes firnste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der firnste die firnste das firnste die firnsten
genitive des firnsten der firnsten des firnsten der firnsten
dative dem firnsten der firnsten dem firnsten den firnsten
accusative den firnsten die firnste das firnste die firnsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein firnster eine firnste ein firnstes (keine) firnsten
genitive eines firnsten einer firnsten eines firnsten (keiner) firnsten
dative einem firnsten einer firnsten einem firnsten (keinen) firnsten
accusative einen firnsten eine firnste ein firnstes (keine) firnsten

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Further reading

Slovak

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Pronunciation

Noun

firn m inan (genitive singular firnu, nominative plural firny, genitive plural firnov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. firn

Declension

Declension of firn
singular plural
nominative firn firny
genitive firnu firnov
dative firnu firnom
accusative firn firny
locative firne firnoch
instrumental firnom firnmi

References

  • “firn”, 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, 2024
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