sækja
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to seek out”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]sækja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sótti, supine sótt)
- to fetch
- Fljótur Snati! Sæktu boltann!
- Quick Snati! Fetch the ball!
- to pick up
- Synonym: ná í
- Nennirðu að sækja krakkann úr leikskólanum?
- Would you mind picking the kid up from the kindergarten?
- to attend (studies, classes)
- Ég sæki íslenskutíma.
- I attend classes in Icelandic.
- to advance (in battle)
Conjugation
[edit]This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
[edit]- sækja um (“apply for”)
- sækja mál (“to sue; to prosecute”)
- heimsækja
- sækja heim
- sækja til saka (“to prosecute”)
- lögsækja (“to prosecute”)
References
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Anagrams
[edit]Categories:
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aiːca
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aiːca/2 syllables
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic verbs
- Icelandic weak verbs
- Icelandic terms with usage examples
- Most used Icelandic verbs