искать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьskati. Cognate with Bulgarian и́скам (ískam, “I want”), Sanskrit इच्छति (icchati, “to desire”), Serbo-Croatian ѝскати, ìskati (“to look for”), Lithuanian ieškoti (“to seek”), Old English āscian (whence English ask).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪˈskatʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

иска́ть • (iskátʹ) impf (perfective поиска́ть)

  1. to look for, to search (+gen or acc)
  2. (law) to sue (for)

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