tirrin

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tirin/ [t̪i.rĩn]
• Rhymes: -irin
• Hyphenation: ti‧rrin

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Ideophone

tirrin

1. the sound of a bell or a handbell

Noun

tirrin inan

1. Alternative form of txirrin (“bell, handbell”)

Declension

Declension of tirrin (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	tirrin	tirrina	tirrinak
ergative	tirrinek	tirrinak	tirrinek
dative	tirrini	tirrinari	tirrinei
genitive	tirrinen	tirrinaren	tirrinen
comitative	tirrinekin	tirrinarekin	tirrinekin
causative	tirrinengatik	tirrinarengatik	tirrinengatik
benefactive	tirrinentzat	tirrinarentzat	tirrinentzat
instrumental	tirrinez	tirrinaz	tirrinez
inessive	tirrinetan	tirrinean	tirrinetan
locative	tirrinetako	tirrineko	tirrinetako
allative	tirrinetara	tirrinera	tirrinetara
terminative	tirrinetaraino	tirrineraino	tirrinetaraino
directive	tirrinetarantz	tirrinerantz	tirrinetarantz
destinative	tirrinetarako	tirrinerako	tirrinetarako
ablative	tirrinetatik	tirrinetik	tirrinetatik
partitive	tirrinik	—	—
prolative	tirrintzat	—	—

Derived terms

• tirrinta (“the sound of a bell”)

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tirrin inan

1. (vulgar) diarrhea

Declension

Declension of tirrin (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	tirrin	tirrina	tirrinak
ergative	tirrinek	tirrinak	tirrinek
dative	tirrini	tirrinari	tirrinei
genitive	tirrinen	tirrinaren	tirrinen
comitative	tirrinekin	tirrinarekin	tirrinekin
causative	tirrinengatik	tirrinarengatik	tirrinengatik
benefactive	tirrinentzat	tirrinarentzat	tirrinentzat
instrumental	tirrinez	tirrinaz	tirrinez
inessive	tirrinetan	tirrinean	tirrinetan
locative	tirrinetako	tirrineko	tirrinetako
allative	tirrinetara	tirrinera	tirrinetara
terminative	tirrinetaraino	tirrineraino	tirrinetaraino
directive	tirrinetarantz	tirrinerantz	tirrinetarantz
destinative	tirrinetarako	tirrinerako	tirrinetarako
ablative	tirrinetatik	tirrinetik	tirrinetatik
partitive	tirrinik	—	—
prolative	tirrintzat	—	—

Further reading

• “tirrin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “tirrin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005