tirti

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *térˀtei, *tírˀtei, probably from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₁yéti, a yé-present of Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to thread, to rub”) (some dialects show sta-present as well). Akin to Proto-Slavic *terti (“to rub, to scrape”), *těrati (“to seek”), Latvian trĩt (“to sharpen”). Cognate with English try. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈt̪ʲɪr̺.t̪ʲɪ] === Verb === ti̇̀rti (third-person present tense ti̇̀ria, third-person past tense týrė) (transitive) to investigate, to explore, to research Synonym: tyrinė́ti (transitive) to examine, to check Synonym: ti̇̀krinti ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== tyrė́ti (ė-conjugation) ==== Derived terms ==== Verbs: Nominals: -tyra (“-logy”) tyrinė́ti (“to explore, to research”) tyrė́jas (“explorer, researcher”) tyri̇̀mas (“research”) ==== Related terms ==== tri̇̀nti (“to rub”) tirtė́ti (“to tremble, to shake”) === References === “tirti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 “tirti”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026 “tirti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012