vernis

See also: vernís

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vernis, from Old French vernis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vərˈnɪs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ver‧nis
• Rhymes: -ɪs

Noun

vernis n or m (plural vernissen, diminutive vernisje n)

1. varnish

Derived terms

• vernissen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vernis
• → Indonesian: pernis

Further reading

• “vernis” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Fala

Alternative forms

• velnis (Lagarteiru)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese vernes, from Latin Veneris diēs, variant of diēs Veneris (literally “Day of Venus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾnis/
• Rhymes: -eɾnis
• Syllabification: ver‧nis

Noun

vernis m (plural vernis)

1. (Mañegu, Valverdeñu) Friday

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 281

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French vernis, verniz, borrowed from Medieval Latin vernīx (accusative singular vernīcem), from veronīx, from Byzantine Greek βερενίκη, βερονίκη (bereníkē, beroníkē, “resin amber”), from Ancient Greek βερενίκιον (bereníkion, “soda”), βερονίκιον (beroníkion), possibly from Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “Berenice”) (now Benghazi). The derivation from the city may be a false etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛʁ.ni/

• Audio:

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• Homophones: verni, vernie, vernies, vernit

Noun

vernis m (invariable)

1. varnish
2. nail polish
3. veneer

Participle

vernis m pl

1. masculine plural of verni

Derived terms

• vernis à ongles

Related terms

• vernir
• verni

Further reading

• “vernis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• revins

Latin

Noun

vernīs

1. dative/ablative plural of verna

Romanian

Alternative forms

• vernice, verniu

Etymology

Borrowed from French vernis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /verˈnis/

Noun

vernis n (uncountable)

1. varnish

   Synonym: vernichiu

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	vernis	vernisul
genitive-dative	vernis	vernisului
vocative	vernisule

Further reading

• “vernis”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025