Alternative forms

• Finsterniß (obsolete)

Etymology

From finster +‎ -nisCategory:German terms suffixed with -nis#FINSTERNIS. Compare Yiddish פֿינצטערניש (fintsternish).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪnstɐnɪs/Category:German 3-syllable words#FINSTERNISCategory:German terms with IPA pronunciation#FINSTERNIS

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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  Category:German terms with audio pronunciation#FINSTERNIS

Noun

Finsternis f (genitive Finsternis, plural Finsternisse)Category:German lemmas#FINSTERNISCategory:German nouns#FINSTERNISCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#FINSTERNISCategory:German feminine nouns#FINSTERNISCategory:Pages with entries#FINSTERNISCategory:Pages with 1 entry#FINSTERNIS

1. eclipse (astronomy)
2. darkness

   Synonyms: Dunkelheit, Nacht

   Antonyms: Helligkeit, Licht, Tag

Further reading

• “Finsternis”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎ (in German)
• “Finsternis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Finsternis” in Duden online
• Finsternis on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de