tirti
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt̪ʲɪr̺.t̪ʲɪ]
Verb
ti̇̀rti (third-person present tense ti̇̀ria, third-person past tense týrė)
- (transitive) to investigate, to explore, to research
- Synonym: tyrinė́ti
- (transitive) to examine, to check
- Synonym: ti̇̀krinti
Conjugation
| singular vienaskaita | plural daugiskaita | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| aš | tu | jis/ji | mes | jūs | jie/jos | |||
| indicative | present | tiriù | tiri̇̀ | ti̇̀ra | ti̇̀rame, ti̇̀ram |
ti̇̀rate, ti̇̀rat |
ti̇̀ra | |
| past | tyriaũ | tyrei̇̃ | týrė | týrėme, týrėm |
týrėte, týrėt |
týrė | ||
| past frequentative | ti̇̀rdavau | ti̇̀rdavai | ti̇̀rdavo | ti̇̀rdavome, ti̇̀rdavom |
ti̇̀rdavote, ti̇̀rdavot |
ti̇̀rdavo | ||
| future | ti̇̀rsiu | ti̇̀rsi | tir̃s | ti̇̀rsime, ti̇̀rsim |
ti̇̀rsite, ti̇̀rsit |
tir̃s | ||
| subjunctive | ti̇̀rčiau | ti̇̀rtum | ti̇̀rtų | ti̇̀rtumėme, ti̇̀rtumėm, ti̇̀rtume |
ti̇̀rtumėte, ti̇̀rtumėt |
ti̇̀rtų | ||
| imperative | — | ti̇̀rk, ti̇̀rki |
teti̇̀ra | ti̇̀rkime, ti̇̀rkim |
ti̇̀rkite, ti̇̀rkit |
teti̇̀ra | ||
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Alternative forms
- tyrė́ti (ė-conjugation)
Derived terms
Verbs:
- apti̇̀rti
- atiti̇̀rti
- dati̇̀rti
- išdati̇̀rti
- išti̇̀rti
- įpti̇̀rti
- pati̇̀rti
- išpati̇̀rti
- pértirti
- priti̇̀rti
- suti̇̀rti
Nominals:
- -tyra (“-logy”)
- tyrinė́ti (“to explore, to research”)
- tyrė́jas (“explorer, researcher”)
- tyri̇̀mas (“research”)
Related terms
- tri̇̀nti (“to rub”)
- tirtė́ti (“to tremble, to shake”)
References
- “tirti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “tirti”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
- “tirti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012