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

  1. (transitive) to look for, to seek, to search (to attempt to find) [with genitive]
  2. (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

  1. (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