mierf
Luxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German mürwe, from Old High German muruwi. Cognate with German mürbe, Dutch murw.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editmierf (masculine mierwen, neuter mierft, comparative méi mierf, superlative am mierfsten)
- (of food) mellow, soft
- (especially: of fruit) overripe, mushy
- (of ground) crumbly
- (colloquial) dotty, batty, crazy
Declension
editdeclension of mierf
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass mierf | si ass mierf | et ass mierf | si si(nn) mierf | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | mierwen | mierf | mierft | mierf |
| independent without determiner | mierwes | mierwer | |||
| dative | after any declined word | mierwen | mierwer | mierwen | mierwen |
| as first declined word | mierwem | mierwem | |||
Categories:
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish adjectives
- Luxembourgish colloquialisms