ískra

See also: iskra and iskrą

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eiskra (“rage before hot excitement”), from Proto-Germanic *aiskrōną (“to rage”), according to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *aisk- (“shining, bright”), comparable to Proto-Slavic *jьskra (“spark”). However, compare *h₂ey- (“to energize, to invigorate”) and *h₂eydʰ- (“to ignite”). Possibly related to Ancient Greek ἐσχάρᾱ (eskhárā, “hearth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iːskra/

Verb

ískra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ískraði, supine ískrað)

  1. to creak

Conjugation

Further reading

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