-wirs

Laefevian

Alternative forms

• -birs (after m)
• -uirs (after certain letters, such as f or b, or certain clusters)

Etymology

Unknown. Considering it is a complex suffix, the most popular theory is that the suffix used to be its own word, however, no known cognates exist outside Laefevian. A Pre-Laefevic origin is also possible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-wirs/ [-u̯ir̥s]

Suffix

-wirs (nominal, light s-stem)

1. (productive) forms nouns denoting some kind of material or substance, be it physical or abstract

   ars (“rain”) → arkwirs (“rainwater”)

   golve (“ash”) → golwirs (“potash”)

   orgwad (“to weave”) → orgôwirs (“fabric”)

   fihge (“flint”) → fihgwirs (“silica”)

   jørken (“lightning”) → jørkyngwirs (“electricity”)

   nem (“milk”) → nembirs (“dairy product”)

   þirun (“bitumen”) → þirnuirs (“asphalt”)

   ljôhulad (“to exist”) → ljôhulwirs (“entity”)

2. (productive) forms nouns denoting some kind of a fee, or money that is paid or received

   volento (“school”) → volentowirs (“school fee”)

   gweþ (“road”) → gweþwirhe (“road toll”)

   ênte (“bridge”) → êntuirs (“bridge toll”)

   symbetad (“to study”) → symbetwirs (“scholarship”)

   narif (“crown”) → narifuirs (“customs”)

3. (chemistry, biochemistry) any of a group of related compounds, -ide

   fuiht (“sugar”) → fuihtwirs (“saccharide”)

4. (chemistry) forms names of noble gases and certain other elements, -on

   fêrad (“to hide”) → fêrwirs (“krypton”)

   hnagis (“lazy”) → hnagwirs (“argon”)

   melis (“green”) → melwirs (“chlorine”)

Declension

Primary case declension of -wirs (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	-wirs	-wirhund	-wirhir
accusative	-wirhe	-wirhundi	-wirhi
genitive	-wirhau	-wirhundas	-wirhas, -wirhiras†
dative	-wirhun	-wirhundon	-wirhirons, -wirhonc
locative	-wirhul	-wirhundos	-wirhiross, -wirhosc
instrumental	-wirhô	-wirhundêt	-wirhirêts, -wirhêtc

Secondary case declension of -wirs (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	-wirhere	-wirhundire	-wirhire
illative	-wirhele	-wirhundile	-wirhile
benefactive	-wirhear	-wirhundiar	-wirhiar
prolative	-wirhekwe	-wirhundikwe	-wirhikwe
causal-final	-wirhedis	-wirhundirris	-wirhirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	-wirhôka	-wirhundirka	-wirhirka
elative	-wirhôtan	-wirhundirtan	-wirhirtan
ablative	-wirhaôn	-wirhundiruôn	-wirhiruôn
essive	-wirhôjøn	-wirhundirjøn	-wirhirjøn
abessive	-wirhôze	-wirhundirse	-wirhirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	-wirhumas	-wirhundirmas	-wirhirmas
lative	-wirhunši	-wirhundirši	-wirhirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	-wirhuneres, -wirhunerc	-wirhundirorres, -wirhundorrec	-wirhirorres, -wirhorrec
inessive	-wirhulle	-wirhundirolles, -wirhundollec	-wirhirolles, -wirhollec
exessive	-wirhunun	-wirhundirsun	-wirhirsun
perlative	-wirhuffêl	-wirhundirfêl	-wirhirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	-wirhôske	-wirhundirêskes, -wirhundêskec	-wirhirêskes, -wirhêskec
comitative	-wirhôsôds, -wirhôdc	-wirhundirtôds, -wirhundôdc	-wirhirtôd

Derived terms

▶ Laefevian terms suffixed with -wirs