akiri

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Etymology

Borrowed from French acquérir and English acquire.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -iri
  • Hyphenation: a‧ki‧ri

Verb

akiri (present akiras, past akiris, future akiros, conditional akirus, volitive akiru)

  1. to acquire; to get
    • 1906, Kabe, “La ora birdo”, in Elektitaj Fabeloj, translation of original by Brothers Grimm:
      Nun mi helpos vin akiri la oran birdon.
      Now I will help you get the golden bird.

Conjugation

Conjugation of akiri
present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense akiras akiris akiros
active participle akiranta akirantaj akirinta akirintaj akironta akirontaj
acc. akirantan akirantajn akirintan akirintajn akirontan akirontajn
passive participle akirata akirataj akirita akiritaj akirota akirotaj
acc. akiratan akiratajn akiritan akiritajn akirotan akirotajn
nominal active participle akiranto akirantoj akirinto akirintoj akironto akirontoj
acc. akiranton akirantojn akirinton akirintojn akironton akirontojn
nominal passive participle akirato akiratoj akirito akiritoj akiroto akirotoj
acc. akiraton akiratojn akiriton akiritojn akiroton akirotojn
adverbial active participle akirante akirinte akironte
adverbial passive participle akirate akirite akirote
infinitive akiri imperative akiru conditional akirus

Related terms

  • akiraĵo (“acquisition”) (thing acquired)
  • akirebla (“obtainable”)
  • akiro (“acquisition”) (act of acquiring something)

Maori

Noun

akiri

  1. rejection, disposal, discarding

Verb

akiri (passive akiria or akiringia or akiritia)

  1. to discard, reject

References

  • “akiri” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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