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Finnish
Etymology
From irt- + -i.
Pronunciation
Adverb
irti
- loose, unfastened, free, separate, detached (not fixed, stuck or attached)
- Synonyms: irrallaan (that is loose), irralleen (that becomes loose)
- off (so as to remove or separate)
- Near-synonym: poikki (focuses more on what something is being separated from than what is being separated)
- leikata irti ― to cut off
- clear (not touching, e.g. during defibrillation)
Preposition
irti
- off, away (from)
Derived terms
See also
- Adjectives meaning loose
Further reading
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *irta + -i. Akin to Finnish irti.
Pronunciation
Adverb
irti
- loose, free
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 94
Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
irti m
- plural of irto
Anagrams
Lithuanian
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *Her-[1]
Verb
irti
- to fall apart
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “irti II”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 205