iskać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьskati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *iskāˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂i-sḱé-ti, from *h₂eys- (to wish, desire, want). Cognate with Czech vískat, Lithuanian ieškóti (to look for), Latvian iẽskât (to search for lice), Avestan 𐬌𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (isaiti, to seek), Sanskrit इच्छति (iccháti, to long for, wish, to seek) and English ask.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈis.kat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iskat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: is‧kać

Verb

iskać impf

  1. (transitive) to delouse, to pick out lice
    Synonym: (obsolete) wiskać
  2. (reflexive) to delouse oneself, to pick out one's lice

Conjugation

Obsolete conjugation:

Derived terms

verbs
noun
  • iskanie

Further reading

  • iskać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • iskać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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