Definition
Granular snow on the surface of a glacier that has been partially compacted by alternating thawing and freezing but has not yet become ice.
Etymology
From German/Swiss 'Firn' (last year's), referring to snow that survived a full summer. It's the teenager of ice — not snow anymore, not glacier yet.
Kelly Says
Snow that's been hanging around SO long it's turning into ice but hasn't committed yet! It's the teenage phase of glacier formation. Not a snowflake, not an ice cube — it's going through a PHASE! â„ï¸â†’🧊
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የቀደም በረዶ
yeh-KEH-dehm beh-REH-doh
ARالعربية
ثُلج قديم
thulj qadeem
BNবাংলা
পুরানো বরফ
poo-RAH-noh BOH-rohf
CACatalà
neu vella
NAY-oo VEH-yah
ELΕλληνικά
παλαιό χιόνι
pah-LAH-ee-oh CHEE-oh-nee
ESEspañol
nieve vieja
nee-EH-vay YEE-yah
FAفارسی
برف کهنه
barf keh-NAH
FISuomi
lumensyvä
LOO-mehn-sy-vah
GUGU
જૂની બરફ
JOO-nee BAHR-f
HAHA
barafin da
bah-RAH-feen dah
HEעברית
שלג ישן
SHEH-leg YAH-shen
HIहिन्दी
पुराना बर्फ
puraana barf
HUMagyar
hóréteg
HOH-reh-teh-g
IDBahasa Indonesia
salju tua
SAH-loo TOO-ah
IGIG
mmiri ochie
mee-mee-ree OH-chee-eh
KKKK
ескі мұз
eh-SKEE mooz
MRMR
जुना बर्फ
JOO-nah BAHR-f
MSBahasa Melayu
salji tua
SAH-loo TOO-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ရေခဲဟောင်း
yay-khay-hohng
PAPA
ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਬਰਫ
poo-RAH-nah BAHR-f
RORomână
zăpadă veche
zah-PAH-dah VEH-keh
SWKiswahili
barafu ya kale
bah-RAH-foo yah KAH-leh
TAதமிழ்
பழைய பனி
pah-zhay-ah PAH-nee
TEతెలుగు
పాత మంచు
pah-thah MAHN-choo
THไทย
หิมะเก่า
him-hah gao
TLTL
lumang yelo
LOO-mahng YEH-loh
URاردو
پرانا برف
puraana barf
VITiếng Việt
tuyết cũ
TWEET koo
YOYO
ìyẹ̀ owó
ee-YEH oh-woh
ZUZU
ihlopho elidala
ee-kloh-POH eh-LEE-dah-lah