ieškoti

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *(a)iˀskāˀtei; compare Latvian iẽskât (to search for lice), Proto-Slavic *jьskàti (to look for). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂i-sḱé-ti, the present of *h₂eys- (to wish, desire). Cognates include Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn (to demand, question, claim), Sanskrit इच्छति (iccháti, to wish, strive for), Old Armenian այց (aycʻ, to visit, search), Latin aeruscō (to beg, ask for).[1]

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈiəʃˈkoː.tɪ/

Verb

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ieškóti (third-person present tense íeško, third-person past tense ieškójo)

  1. (transitive with genitive) to search, look for (attempt to find that which is lost)
  2. (transitive with genitive) seek, look for, look to (attempt to achieve or get something)
    Íeškau dárbo - I'm looking for (seeking) work.
    Íeškau kárvės pir̃kti - I'm looking to buy a cow.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “ieškoti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 197-8