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: -ɪə(ɹ)n

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

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, 1993

Further reading

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɪrn]
  • Hyphenation: firn

Noun

firn m inan

  1. firn

Declension

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]
  • (file)

Adjective

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

  1. (wine) aged

Declension

Further reading

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [firn]

Noun

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

  1. firn

Declension

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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