искати

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jьskati.

Verb

искати • (iskati) impf

  1. to seek
    • from Vita Constantini, 0500900-0500910:
      не подобно ѥсть въ ѥсень цвѣтьць искати, ни старꙿца на воискꙋ гнати.
      ne podobno jestĭ vŭ jesenĭ cvětĭcĭ iskati, ni starꙿca na voisku gnati.
      It is not fitting to seek flowers in the fall nor to drive an old man to war.
    • from Codex Marianus, 1070700-1070710:
      Просите и дастъ сѧ вамъ · ꙇ҅щѣте и обрѧщете · тлъцѣте и отвръзетъ сѧ вамъ ·
      Prosite i dastŭ sę vamŭ · i҅štěte i obręštete · tlŭcěte i otvrŭzetŭ sę vamŭ ·
      Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • възискати (vŭziskati)
  • изискати (iziskati)
  • обискати (obiskati)
  • поискати (poiskati)
  • сънискати (sŭniskati)

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: искам (iskam)
  • Russian: искать (iskatʹ)
  • Serbo-Croatian: искати/iskati

References

  • Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка, София

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьskati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǐskati/
  • Hyphenation: ис‧ка‧ти

Verb

ѝскати impf (Latin spelling ìskati)

  1. (transitive) to search, seek, look for

Conjugation

Synonyms

Further reading

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