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Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *térˀtei, *tírˀtei, probably from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₁yéti, a yé-present of Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to thread, to rub”) (some dialects show sta-present as well).
Akin to Proto-Slavic *terti (“to rub, to scrape”), *těrati (“to seek”), Latvian trĩt (“to sharpen”).
Verb
tìrti (third-person present tense tìria, third-person past tense týrė)
- (transitive) to investigate, to explore, to research
- Synonym: tyrinė́ti
- (transitive) to examine, to check
- Synonym: tìkrinti
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Verbs:
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References
- “tirti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “tirti”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
- “tirti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012