Polyglot Dictionary

Ferne

/ˈfɛʁnə/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. distance (often "in der Ferne" — in the distance)

    The noun form of fern (far).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

distanz

Ferne is more poetic or literary, a far-off distance, like "in der Ferne," in the distance; Distanz is more measurable or neutral, and can also mean figurative emotional distance.

Practice

1 What does Ferne mean?

2 Fill the gap: In der ___ sah man die Berge.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ferne?

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