iri
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ērig. Cognate with Ottoman Turkish ايرى (iri), Karakhanid [script needed] (irig), Turkish iri, Gagauz иири, Bashkir эре (ere). Probably cognate with Hungarian öreg, a Turkic borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [iˈri]
- Hyphenation: i‧ri
Audio (file)
Adjective
iri (comparative daha iri, superlative ən iri)
- large
- Synonym: böyük
- coarse (composed of large parts or particles)
Antonyms
- xırda
Derived terms
- irimiqyaslı (“large-scale”)
Descendants
- → Lezgi: ири (iri)
Further reading
- “iri” in Obastan.com.
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īre, present active infinitive of eō (“I go”). Compare obsolete Italian gire, ire, Portuguese and Spanish ir, Romanian ii.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
- IPA(key): [ˈiri]
- Rhymes: -iri
- Hyphenation: i‧ri
Verb
iri (present iras, past iris, future iros, conditional irus, volitive iru)
- (intransitive) to go
- Mi iris al Novjorko per trajno.
- I went to New York City by train.
Conjugation
Conjugation of iri
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Derived terms
- aliri (“to approach”)
- antaŭiri (“to precede”)
- ekiri (“to set out”)
- eliri (“to exit”)
- eniri (“to enter”)
- foriri (“to leave”)
- iraĉi (“to go badly”)
- iro (“trip, course, run, going”)
- irvojo (“walkway”)
- reiri (“to return”)
- subiri (“to set”) (of a heavenly body)
- trairi (“to traverse”)
Fijian
Noun
iri
- fan (device)
Verb
iri (iri-va, iriva)
- to fan
Garifuna
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiri/
Noun
iri
- name
- Ka biri? ― What's your name?
- Nibiri bei John. ― My name is John.
Inflection
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| first | niri | wiri | |
| second | biri | hiri | |
| third | masculine | feminine | hiri |
| liri | tiri | ||
Igbo
| 100 | ||||
| ← 1 | ← 9 | 10 | 11 → | 20 → |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Cardinal: iri Ordinal: nke iri | ||||
Numeral
ìri
- ten
Indonesian
Noun
iri
- envy
Inupiaq
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *irǝ, from Proto-Eskimo *irǝ. Cognate of Greenlandic isi.
Noun
iri (dual irrak, plural irrit)
- (anatomy) eye
Javanese
Noun
iri
- envy
Kakanda
Noun
iri
- water
Further reading
- Roger Blench, The Nupoid Languages of West-Central Nigeria: Overview and Comparative Wordlist (2013)
Latin
Verb
īrī
- present passive infinitive of eō
Usage notes
When īrī immediately follows the supine form of a Latin verb in an accusative and infinitive clause (indirect statement), the resulting phrase is the future passive infinitive form of that verb in the oratio obliqua.
References
- “iri”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- iri in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
iri
- (non-standard since 2012) neuter of iren
- (non-standard since 2012) feminine of iren
Nyishi
Alternative forms
- irik, erek
Etymology
i- (“noun prefix”) + Proto-Tani *rjek.
Noun
iri
- pig
References
- P. T. Abraham (2005) A Grammar of Nyishi Language, Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Probably a borrowing from Dutch hiel. The other creole languages have terms corresponding to bakafutu.
Noun
iri
- heel
- Synonym: bakafutu
Sumerian
Romanization
iri
- Romanization of 𒌷 (iri)
Tarifit
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
iri m (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵔⵉ, plural irawen)
- neck
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| free state | iri | irawen |
| construct state | yiri | yirawen |
Turkish
Etymology
Of Turkic origin, probably related to ermek.
Adjective
iri
- large
- (of grains or particles) coarse
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “iri”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Probably cognate with Igala élì and Olukumi èrìrì
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.ɾì/
Noun
ìrì
- dew
Etymology 2
ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + rí (“to see”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.ꜜɾí/
Noun
ìrí
- the act of seeing, sighting, or discovering
- (idiomatic) experience; sight