Adjektiv

fern

far, distant, remote

Das Dorf liegt sehr fern.

The village is very far away.

Er ist ein ferner Verwandter.

He is a distant relative.

Ich sehe das Schiff von fern.

I see the ship from afar.

((Adjective)) + Noun (as an adjective) a distant ~ ein fernes Land

Synonyms: weit, entfernt; Antonyms: nah

From Old High German 'ferro', related to the English word 'far'.

Sounds very similar to the English 'far'. A 'Fernseher' (TV) is a 'far-seer'.

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