örf
noun C1- custom, usage (long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent)
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chain örfcustom
ümmy
The last vowel, ö, is front and rounded, so the “my” ending is -üm.
örfcustom
lerplural
The last vowel, ö, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
örfcustom
ühis/her
ndein/at
The last vowel, ö, is front and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ü. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: örfünde. The last vowel, ü, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
örfcustom
ühis/her
ylewith/by
The last vowel, ö, is front and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ü. After a vowel, y joins the ending: örfüyle. The last vowel, ü, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
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