First attested in 1789. Borrowed from Austrian German Karnische (“curtain-rod”), from French corniche (“cornice”), from Italian cornice (“frame, cornice”), from Latin corōnis (“curved line, flourish in writing”), from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “curved object”).
karnis (plural karnisok)
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | karnis | karnisok |
| accusative | karnist | karnisokat |
| dative | karnisnak | karnisoknak |
| instrumental | karnissal | karnisokkal |
| causal-final | karnisért | karnisokért |
| translative | karnissá | karnisokká |
| terminative | karnisig | karnisokig |
| essive-formal | karnisként | karnisokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | karnisban | karnisokban |
| superessive | karnison | karnisokon |
| adessive | karnisnál | karnisoknál |
| illative | karnisba | karnisokba |
| sublative | karnisra | karnisokra |
| allative | karnishoz | karnisokhoz |
| elative | karnisból | karnisokból |
| delative | karnisról | karnisokról |
| ablative | karnistól | karnisoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
karnisé | karnisoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
karniséi | karnisokéi |
| Possessive forms of karnis | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | karnisom | karnisaim |
| 2nd person sing. | karnisod | karnisaid |
| 3rd person sing. | karnisa | karnisai |
| 1st person plural | karnisunk | karnisaink |
| 2nd person plural | karnisotok | karnisaitok |
| 3rd person plural | karnisuk | karnisaik |