алкать

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic алъкати (alŭkati), from Proto-Slavic *olkati. Doublet of лака́ть (lakátʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐɫˈkatʲ]

Verb

алка́ть (alkátʹ) impf

  1. (obsolete) to crave, to thirst (for), to be greedy
    Synonym: жа́ждать (žáždatʹ)

Usage notes

  • Preserved in modern Russian as the present tense active participle а́лчущий (álčuščij, hungry, craving, greedy) (of conjugation pattern "6a").

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