žádati

Old Czech

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žędati.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʒaːdaci/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈʒaːdaci/

    Verb

    žádati impf

    1. to wish, to desire, to request
      • 1360/1380, Život Krista Pána, rukopis A[1]:
        Bych tebe otázal, milý Spasitele, co žádáš, čeho si žieziv, vědě, ež by řekl: Žádaji všěch svých hřiešníkóv spasenie, toho sem žieziv, proto trudně tuto hroznú smrt trpi.
        If I asked you, dear Saviour, what you want, what you are yearning for, I know that you would say: I want the salvation of all my sinners, I am yearning for that, therefore I suffer this terrible death."

    Conjugation

    Descendants

    • Czech: žádat

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