szëkac
Kashubian
Etymology
Likely inherited from Proto-Slavic *šukati. Compare Old Polish szukać.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɜ.kat͡s/
- Rhymes: -ɜkat͡s
- Syllabification: szë‧kac
Verb
szëkac impf
- (transitive) to look for, to seek, to search (to attempt to find) [with genitive]
- (transitive) to look for, to seek, to search (to attempt to achieve or gain) [with genitive]
Further reading
- Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “szëkac”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
- Jan Trepczyk (1994) “szukać”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “szukać”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
- “szëkac”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Slovincian
Etymology
Likely inherited from Proto-Slavic *šukati. Compare Old Polish szukać.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃə.kat͡s/
- Rhymes: -at͡s
- Syllabification: szë‧kac
Verb
szëkac impf
- (transitive) to look for, to seek, to search (to attempt to find) [with accusative ‘for what’; or with za (+ instrumental) ‘for what’]
Derived terms
verbs
- dôszëkac pf
- naszëkac pf
- przêszëkac pf
- pôszëkac pf
- rôzszëkac pf
- wëszëkac pf
Further reading
- Lorentz, Friedrich (1912) “šȧ̃kăc”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch[2] (in German), volume 2, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 1136