# fornir
## Catalan
### Etymology

From older formir < fromir, of Germanic origin; from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”). Compare French fournir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [furˈni]
* IPA: (Valencia) [foɾˈniɾ]

### Verb

fornir (first-person singular present forneixo, first-person singular preterite forní, past participle fornit)
* (transitive) to supply, provide, furnish with

#### Derived terms

* forniment

### Further reading

* “fornir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “fornir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “fornir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “fornir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since circa 1300. From Old French fornir, from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /foɾˈniɾ/

### Verb

fornir
* (archaic) to furnish
    Synonym: fornecer

#### Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Derived terms

* fornecer
* fornición
* fornido

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “fornir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “fornir” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fornir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Interlingua
### Verb

fornir
* to furnish

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | fornir | fornir |
| participle | participle | present | perfect |
| participle | participle | forniente | fornite |
| active | | simple | perfect |
| active | present | forni | ha fornite |
| active | past | forniva | habeva fornite |
| active | future | fornira | habera fornite |
| active | conditional | fornirea | haberea fornite |
| active | imperative | forni | |
| passive | | simple | perfect |
| passive | present | es fornite | ha essite fornite |
| passive | past | esseva fornite | habeva essite fornite |
| passive | future | essera fornite | habera essite fornite |
| passive | conditional | esserea fornite | haberea essite fornite |
| passive | imperative | sia fornite | |

## Old French
### Alternative forms

* furnir

### Etymology

Of Germanic origin, from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”). Compare Old High German frumjan (“to perform, provide”), from fruma (“utility, gain”).

### Verb

fornir
* (transitive) to provide (for/with), to supply
** c. 1200, author unknown, Aucassin et Nicolette:Li quens Bougars de Valence, qui avoit sa guerre a furnir […]The count Bougars of Valence, who had to provide for his war […]
* (transitive) to endow, provide
* (transitive) to furnish, deliver
* (transitive) to perform, execute
* (transitive) to complete, finish, fulfill
** c. 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Perceval ou le conte du Graal:au roi sa cope, et son messaige fornira il a loi de saige.To the king, his cope, and his message He will fulfill with the law of wisdom.
* (transitive) to fight, execute
* (transitive) to grant, accede to
* (transitive) to give, render
* (transitive) to utter
* (reflexive) to be executed
* (reflexive) to be fulfilled
* (reflexive) to be punished

#### Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

#### Descendants

* → English: furnish
* French: fournir
** → German: furnieren

## Old Norse
### Adjective

fornir
* strong masculine nominative plural of forn

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Furnier.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɔr.ɲir/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔrɲir
* Syllabification: for‧nir

### Noun

fornir m inan (related adjective fornirowy)
* (woodworking) veneer (thin covering of fine wood)
* (woodworking) burl, scaleboard (thin veneer or leaf of wood used for covering the surface of articles of furniture etc.)
    Synonym: okleina

#### Derived terms

* fornirski
* fornirować impf

### Further reading

* fornir in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* fornir in Polish dictionaries at PWN