ischire

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Sardinian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin scīre. Compare Romanian ști.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /isˈkire/
  • Hyphenation: i‧schi‧re

Verb

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ischire

  1. (transitive) to know
    1995, “Sas tres mamas [The Three Mothers]”, in Elena Ledda (lyrics), Fabrizio De André (music), Canti randagi: canzoni di Fabrizio De André [Stray Songs: Songs of Fabrizio De André], performed by Elena Ledda:
    Ischis chi in vida, in sa terza die / su fizu tou at a torrare
    You know that, in the third day, your son shall come back to life
    ischire vida e miraculos de unu
    to know everything about someone
    (literally, “to know the life and miracles of one”)
    ischire bonu e maluto know good from evil
    ischire su caminuto know the way
    ischire una limbato know a language
    Chie no ischit est cumpagnu de su zegu.
    Ignorance is blindness.
    (literally, “He who knows not is the blind man's companion.”)

Conjugation

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Noun

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ischire m (uncountable)

  1. knowledge
    No importat pius su ischire, importat pius su faghere.
    Doing is more important than knowing.
    (literally, “It's not the knowing that matters most, the doing matters most.”)