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:

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• 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

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	vârf	vârful		vârfuri	vârfurile
genitive-dative	vârf	vârfului		vârfuri	vârfurilor
vocative	vârfule			vârfurilor

References

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