See also: adiré and adirẹ

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Etymology edit

From Yoruba àdìrẹ.

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adire (uncountable)

  1. (Nigeria) A type of traditional Yoruba tie-dyed cloth.
    • 1997, O. J. Nwanyanwu, Education for socio-economic & political development in Nigeria, page 250:
      These have contributed immensely to the development of many modem designs that have made adire to become acceptable as dress []

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adire

  1. inflection of adirer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Hausa edit

Etymology edit

From Yoruba adirẹ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔà.dì.ré/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔà.dɪ̀.ré]

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àdìr̃e m (possessed form àdìr̃en)

  1. adire (a type of tie-dyed cloth)

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin adire.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: a‧dì‧re

Verb edit

adìre (first-person singular present adìsco, first-person singular past historic adìi, past participle adìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, law) to bring legal proceedings before (a court, judge, etc.)
  2. (transitive, law) to legally accept (an inheritance)

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adīre

  1. present active infinitive of adeō