akiri

Esperanto

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.