adir
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əˈdi/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /aˈdiɾ/
Etymology 1
a- + dir (“to say”), compare Latin addīcō (“I speak favourably of”).
Verb
adir (first-person singular present adic, past participle adit)
- (reflexive) to suit, to fit together, to match
- Aquests dos colors no s'adiuen gens.
- These two colors don't match at all.
Conjugation
Conjugation of adir (second conjugation, vowel stem with imperfect -ia)
| infinitive | adir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | adient | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | adit | adita | |||||
| plural | adits | adites | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | adic | adius | adiu | adiem | adieu | adiuen | |
| imperfect | adeia | adeies | adeia | adèiem | adèieu | adeien | |
| future | adiré | adiràs | adirà | adirem | adireu | adiran | |
| preterite | adiguí | adigueres | adigué | adiguérem | adiguéreu | adigueren | |
| conditional | adiria | adiries | adiria | adiríem | adiríeu | adirien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | adigui | adiguis | adigui | adiguem | adigueu | adiguin | |
| imperfect | adigués | adiguessis | adigués | adiguéssim | adiguéssiu | adiguessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | adigues | adigui | adiguem | adigueu | adiguin | ||
Derived terms
- adient
Etymology 2
Latin adīre, adeō (“I take possession of”).
Verb
adir
- (transitive, law) to accept
Conjugation
Exists only in the infinitive.
Further reading
- “adir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “adir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “adir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “adir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈdɪɾ/
Noun
adir f (Arabic spelling ئادر)
- Alternative form of edro (“epilepsy”)
Declension
Declension of adir
| Definite feminine gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | adir | adir | ||
| Construct | adira | adirên | ||
| Oblique | adirê | adiran | ||
| Demonstrative oblique | wê adirê | wan adiran | ||
| Vocative | adirê | adirino | ||
| Indefinite feminine gender | ||||
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | adirek | adirin | ||
| Construct | adireke | adirine | ||
| Oblique | adirekê | adirinan | ||
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “adir”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 2
Spanish
Etymology
Latin adīre, adeō (“to take possession of”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈdiɾ/ [aˈð̞iɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: a‧dir
Verb
adir
- (law) to accept (inheritance)
Usage notes
- Used only in the infinitive.
Further reading
- “adir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014