Feminine

Finsternis

Meaning

  1. (feminine) eclipse (astronomy)
  2. (feminine) darkness

Opposite of
Helligkeit, Licht, Tag
Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

finschteri

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

finschternus

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɪnstɐnɪs/
Etymology

In summary

From finster + -nis. Compare Yiddish פֿינצטערניש (fintsternish).

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