vârf

See also: varf and Vârf

Romanian

Alternative forms

• вырф (vîrf) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vьrxъ. Compare Serbo-Croatian vrh. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɨrf/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɨrf

Noun

vârf n (plural vârfuri)

1. pointed tip
2. top, upper extremity of something
3. (geography) peak, summit of a mountain

   Synonym: culme

Usage notes

Vârf takes the spatial preposition în, unless it refers to a mountain peak, in which case it takes pe as expected.

Declension

Declension of vârf

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) vârf	vârful	(niște) vârfuri	vârfurile
genitive/dative	(unui) vârf	vârfului	(unor) vârfuri	vârfurilor
vocative	vârfule		vârfurilor

References

• vârf in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)