Information about the word girth (English → Esperanto: ĉirkaŭi)

Synonyms: surround, encircle, close in on

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ɡɜːθ/
Hyphenationgirth

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) girth(I) girthed
(thou) girthest(thou) girthedst
(he) girths, girtheth(he) girthed
(we) girth(we) girthed
(you) girth(you) girthed
(they) girth(they) girthed
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) girth (I) girthed
(thou) girth(thou) girthed
(he) girth(he) girthed
(we) girth(we) girthed
(you) girth(you) girthed
(they) girth(they) girthed
Imperative mood
girth
Participles
Present participlePast participle
girthinggirthed

Usage samples

Within few paces a young oak, with a trunk five inches thick, is tightly girthed with close coils of honeysuckle.

Translations

Afrikaansomring
Danishomgive
Dutchomringen
English (Old English)ymbsettan
Esperantoĉirkaŭi
Frenchentourer
Germanumringen; umzingeln
Italiancircondare
Portuguesecercar; circundar; rodear
Romanianînconjura
Saterland Frisianuumsingelje
Scottish Gaeliccuartaich
Swedishkringgå; omgiva
Thaiล้อมรอบ; ล้อม