firn
See also: Firn
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Firn, from Alemannic German firn (“last year's”), from Old High German firni (“old”), from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], 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”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /fɪə(ɹ)n/
- (US) IPA(key): /fɪɹn/, /fɪəɹn/
- Rhymes: -ɪən, -ɪə(ɹ)n, -ɪɹn
Noun
firn (countable and uncountable, plural firns)
- 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
Derived terms
- firnification
Translations
A type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze cycles
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References
- Webster's Third New International Dictionary, 1993
Further reading
firn on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- NIRF
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɪrn]
- Hyphenation: firn
Noun
firn m inan
- firn
Declension
Declension of firn
| 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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɪʁn]
Audio (file)
Adjective
firn (strong nominative masculine singular firner, comparative firner, superlative am firnsten)
- (wine) aged
Declension
Positive forms of firn
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| 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 | all genders | ||
| 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 | all genders | ||
| 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 | |
Related terms
- Firn
- Firne
Further reading
- “firn” in Duden online
- “firn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “firn” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [firn]
Noun
firn m (genitive singular firnu, nominative plural firny, genitive plural firnov, declension pattern of dub)
- 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 Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk