Radestrian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)/ˈʃviris/ [ˈʃʋiris]
  • Rhyme: -iris (2)
  • Syllabification: șvy–ris

Etymology 1

From Middle Radestrian șvyriss, from Old Radestrian šwyrīr, inherited from Proto-Radic *šwyrijir, from Proto-Hirdic *chwýriḵis, from Proto-Laenkean *cʰwyrykys. Cognate with Laefevian hwirke (“ridge”).

Noun

șvyris inan (countable, genitive singular șvyrig, nominative plural șvyriè, constructive genitive plural șvyrjes, compound form șvyri-, șvyriv-, relational adjective șvyríș)

  1. step (elevational increment, e.g. of a staircase)
  2. degree, stage, level
  3. (geometry) degree (°)
  4. (algebra) degree (number of terms in a polynomial)
  5. (arithmetic) degree (counterpart of an exponent in root extraction)
  6. foot (unit of distance)
  7. stool
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

șvyris

  1. short genitive plural of șvyrs