ищай

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jьščajь. Morphologically equivalent to и́скам (ískam, “to want”) +‎ -яй (-jaj). Superseded in the modern language by Bulgarian иск (isk) (a borrowing from Russian).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [iˈʃtaj]
  • IPA(key): [iʃˈt͡ʃa̟j]

Noun

ища́й • (ištáj) m

  1. (dated) claim, wish
    Synonym: иск (isk)

Alternative forms
  • ишча́й (iščáj) (dialectal)

Declension
Declension of ища́й
singular plural
indefinite ища́й
ištáj		 ища́и
ištái
definite
(subject form)		 ища́ят
ištájat		 ища́ите
ištáite
definite
(object form)		 ища́я
ištája
count form — ища́я
ištája
  • и́ск (ísk, “claim”)
  • и́скане (ískane, “request, wish”)
  • ище́ц m (ištéc), ищца́ f (ištcá, “claimant”)

See also
  • ищах (ištah, “desire”) (Turkish borrowing)

Further reading
  • Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1979), “искам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 87
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