tire
English
/ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/, /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/, /ˈtɑːɚ/, /ˈtʌɪ̯ɚ/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To become sleepy or weary.
- (transitive) To make sleepy or weary.
- (intransitive) To become bored or impatient (with).
- (transitive) To bore.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tiren inherited from Old English tȳrian inherited from Proto-Germanic *tiuzōną (cease) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dewH- (lag, be behind, fail).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dewH-
Gloss
lag, be behind, fail
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- all-season English
- all-season tire English
- all-weather English
- all-weather tire English
- head English
- headtire English
- maker English
- overtire English
- snow English
- snow tire English
- stud English
- studded tire English
- summer English
- summer tire English
- tirelike English
- tireling English
- tiremaker English
- tiresome English
- tiresomely English
- tiresomeness English
- tirest English
- tireth English
- tirewoman English
- untiresome English
- winter English
- winter tire English
- woman English
- *dewH- Proto-Indo-European
- *tiuzōną Proto-Germanic
- タイヤ Japanese
- teorian Old English
- tȳrian Old English
- दोष Sanskrit
- tiren Middle English
- दोष Hindi
- دوش Persian
- โทษ Thai
- տեւ Old Armenian
- దోషగ్రాహము Telugu
- దోషరహితుడు Telugu
- దోషాచరుడు Telugu
- dusa Tagalog
- parusa Tagalog
- dua Albanian
- dosa Pali
- *dáwHšas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *dáwHṣas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- دوش Urdu
- itayala Xhosa
- *dāusnja Proto-Albanian
- தோசம் Tamil
- dosa ms-cla
- taia Chuukese
- दोस Rajasthani
- taya Kavalan