Feminine
Finsternis
Meaning
- (feminine) eclipse (astronomy)
- (feminine) darkness
Concepts
Opposite of
Helligkeit, Licht, Tag
Synonyms
Düsterheit
Verfinsterung
Düsternis
Verdeckung
dunkle Farbe
Beginn der Nacht
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
finschteri
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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