adire

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See also: adiré

English

Etymology

From Yoruba adirẹ.

Noun

adire (uncountable)

  1. (Nigeria) A type of traditional Yoruba tie-dyed cloth.
    • 1997, O. J. Nwanyanwu, Education for socio-economic & political development in Nigeria, p. 250:
      These have contributed immensely to the development of many modem designs that have made adire to become acceptable as dress […]

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Verb

adire

  1. first-person singular present indicative of adirer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of adirer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of adirer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of adirer
  5. second-person singular imperative of adirer

Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin adeō.

Verb

adire

  1. (transitive, law) to start or institute legal proceedings

Conjugation

Template:it-conj-ire-b

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) adīre

  1. present active infinitive of adeō
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