szëkac

Kashubian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Old Polish szukać. Compare Slovincian szëkac.

    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

      Borrowed from Old Polish szukać. Compare Kashubian szëkac.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈʃə.kat͡s/
      • Rhymes: -əkat͡s
      • 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