iritsi

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /iɾit͡s̺i/ [i.ɾi.t͡s̺i]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /iɾit͡s̺i/ [i.ɾi.t͡s̺i]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /iɾit͡s̻i/ [i.ɾi.t͡s̻i]

 

• Rhymes: -its̺i

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -its̺i
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -its̻i

• Hyphenation: i‧ri‧tsi

Verb

iritsi da/du (imperfect participle iristen, future participle iritsiko, short form irits, verbal noun iriste)

1. (da) to arrive, to reach

   Synonym: ailegatu

2. (du) to obtain

   Synonym: lortu

Derived terms

• irisgarri (“accessible”)
• irisgarritasun (“accessibility”)
• irismen (“range”)
• irispide (“range”)
• irispidean (“within range”)
• iritsezin (“unobtainable”)
• iritsiera (“arrival”)

 

Further reading

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