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Etymology

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Assumed to be related to Romani те терес or тэ тырдэс ("to hold, to have, to take, to wait"). Established in dictionaries by the 1850s.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ты́рить (týritʹimpf (perfective поты́рить or сты́рить)

  1. (colloquial) to pinch, to nick, to steal
  2. (colloquial) to take for one's own, to misappropriate

Conjugation

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