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”).

Verb

tìrti (third-person present tense tìria, third-person past tense týrė)

1. (transitive) to investigate, to explore, to research

   Synonym: tyrinė́ti

2. (transitive) to examine, to check

   Synonym: tìkrinti

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• tyrė́ti (ė-conjugation)

Derived terms

Verbs:

• aptìrti
• atitìrti
• datìrti
  • išdatìrti
• įptìrti
• ištìrti
• patìrti
  • išpatìrti
• pértirti
• pritìrti
• sutìrti

Nominals:

• -tyra (“-logy”)
  • tyrinė́ti (“to explore, to research”)
  • tyrė́jas (“explorer, researcher”)
  • tyrìmas (“research”)

Related terms

• trìnti (“to rub”)
• tirtė́ti (“to tremble, to shake”)

References

• “tirti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
• “tirti”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
• “tirti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012