fernissa

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French vernis, via Middle Low German.

Noun

fernissa c

  1. varnish
  2. (figuratively) a veneer (misleading outward appearance)

Declension
Declension of fernissa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fernissa fernissan fernissor fernissorna
Genitive fernissas fernissans fernissors fernissornas

Verb

fernissa (present fernissar, preterite fernissade, supine fernissat, imperative fernissa)

  1. to varnish (apply varnish (to))

Conjugation
Conjugation of fernissa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive fernissa fernissas
Supine fernissat fernissats
Imperative fernissa —
Imper. plural1 fernissen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative fernissar fernissade fernissas fernissades
Ind. plural1 fernissa fernissade fernissas fernissades
Subjunctive2 fernisse fernissade fernisses fernissades
Participles
Present participle fernissande
Past participle fernissad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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