mierf
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German mürwe, from Old High German muruwi. Cognate with German mürbe, Dutch murw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [miə̯f]
Adjective
mierf (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
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | hien ass | si ass | et ass | si si(nn) | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | mierwen | mierft | ||
| independent without determiner | mierwes | mierwer | |||
| dative | after any declined word | mierwen | mierwer | mierwen | mierwen |
| as first declined word | mierwem | mierwem | |||