vjerfs

Radestrian

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian vírfs, from Old Radestrian wīrfre (“mint”), rȳfre (“herb”), inherited from Proto-Radic *wīrɸir (“mint, herb”), from Proto-Hirdic *wíḡirphis, from Proto-Laenkean *wigirpʰis. Cognate with Laefevian vêwirþ (“mint”) and doublet of ryefs. Strictly speaking, Old Radestrian wīrfre is a semi-learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vjɛrfs/
• Rhyme: -ɛrfs

Noun

vjerfs inan (genitive singular vjerf, nominative plural vjerve, relational adjective vjerviș)

1. (countable, botany) mint
2. (uncountable, cooking) mint

Declension

Declension of vjerfs (heavy)
		singular	plural
nominative		vjerfs /vjɛrfs/	vjerve /ˈvjɛrvɛ/
vocative		vjerfse /ˈvjɛrfsɛ/
genitive	proper	vjerf /vjɛrf/	vjerviris /ˈvjɛrviris/
	constructive		vjervis /ˈvjɛrvis/
dative		vjerva /ˈvjɛrva/	vjervirín /ˈvjɛrviriːn/
accusative		vjerft /vjɛrft/	vjervirid /ˈvjɛrvirid/
instrumental		vjervúr /ˈvjɛrvuːr/	vjerviríe /ˈvjɛrviriːɛ/

Derived terms

• vjerfs ainjeșe (“spearmint”)
• vjerfs druovlișe (“peppermint”)

Translations

mint

Laefevian: vêwirþ, vêwirf