akiri

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Etymology

Borrowed from French acquérir and English acquire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈkiri]

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• Rhymes: -iri
• Hyphenation: a‧ki‧ri

Verb

akiri (present akiras, past akiris, future akiros, conditional akirus, volitive akiru)

1. to acquire; to get
   • 1906, Kabe, “La ora birdo”, in Elektitaj Fabeloj, translation of original by Brothers Grimm:

     Nun mi helpos vin akiri la oran birdon.

     Now I will help you get the golden bird.

Conjugation

Conjugation of akiri present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense akiras akiris akiros active participle akiranta akirantaj akirinta akirintaj akironta akirontaj acc. akirantan akirantajn akirintan akirintajn akirontan akirontajn passive participle akirata akirataj akirita akiritaj akirota akirotaj acc. akiratan akiratajn akiritan akiritajn akirotan akirotajn nominal active participle akiranto akirantoj akirinto akirintoj akironto akirontoj acc. akiranton akirantojn akirinton akirintojn akironton akirontojn nominal passive participle akirato akiratoj akirito akiritoj akiroto akirotoj acc. akiraton akiratojn akiriton akiritojn akiroton akirotojn adverbial active participle akirante akirinte akironte adverbial passive participle akirate akirite akirote infinitive akiri imperative akiru conditional akirus

Related terms

• akiraĵo (“acquisition”) (thing acquired)
• akirebla (“obtainable”)
• akiro (“acquisition”) (act of acquiring something)

 

Maori

Noun

akiri

1. rejection, disposal, discarding

Verb

akiri (passive akiria or akiringia or akiritia)

1. to discard, reject

References

• “akiri” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.