vernis

Meaning

Noun

1. (invariable, masculine) varnish
2. (invariable, masculine) nail polish
3. (invariable, masculine) veneer

Verb

masculine plural of verni

verni

• Verb
• Adj

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Concepts

varnish

glaze

lacquer

polish

🇵🇱

veneer

dope

enamel

gloss

varnishes

seal

🦭

sleek

glossiness

japan

🗾

finish

French polish

laquer

Synonyms

laque

cire

phoque

🦭

sceau

🦭

sceller

🦭

émail des dents

finition

glaçage

patine

cirage

🇵🇱

sous-couche

émail

Translations

barniz

vernice

Firnis

Lack

verniz

Glasur

vernis

vernís

λάκα

vernik

lacca

🕳️

βερνίκι

lak

esmalte

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɛʁ.ni/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: vernis

In summary

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.