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mind my Russian is quite a bit rusty...but here goes...
when I don't know a word specifically but it contains a root similar to a word or verb that I do know, it often contains a similar meaning.
seeing this name without looking it up I would assume its related to the verb "Iskat'" meaning to search and nouns are often made from verbs, I believed in English grammar terms: adverbial nouns, the action of performing x...
therefore, the first assumption would be this names means "Search or Searcher"
yet the common given meaning seems to be "Spark" yet when I look verbs to spark or to ignite no verbs appear with similar form, unless perhaps it is very obscure and therefore not listed...
Mind not all Slavic-based languages are identical and do vary but they contain a lot of similarities in roots and such.
For someone who knows, what is the origin of this word?
when I don't know a word specifically but it contains a root similar to a word or verb that I do know, it often contains a similar meaning.
seeing this name without looking it up I would assume its related to the verb "Iskat'" meaning to search and nouns are often made from verbs, I believed in English grammar terms: adverbial nouns, the action of performing x...
therefore, the first assumption would be this names means "Search or Searcher"
yet the common given meaning seems to be "Spark" yet when I look verbs to spark or to ignite no verbs appear with similar form, unless perhaps it is very obscure and therefore not listed...
Mind not all Slavic-based languages are identical and do vary but they contain a lot of similarities in roots and such.
For someone who knows, what is the origin of this word?
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http://www.wordreference.com/ruen/и́скра
Iskra does mean 'spark' or 'flash' in Russian. It might not be commonly used, but how often do we say 'spark' in English for no reason?
In this case, Iskra doesn't match up with a verb, but the meaning of 'a spark' and 'to spark (an argument, a fire)' are extremely different so it's only understandable that it doesn't have a verb in tow.
There is no way Iskra can be related to iskat'. Where would the 'r' come from?
Searcher is iskatel', searching is ishchushchii and search is usually poisk. The verb is pretty standard and regular.
Iskra does mean 'spark' or 'flash' in Russian. It might not be commonly used, but how often do we say 'spark' in English for no reason?
In this case, Iskra doesn't match up with a verb, but the meaning of 'a spark' and 'to spark (an argument, a fire)' are extremely different so it's only understandable that it doesn't have a verb in tow.
There is no way Iskra can be related to iskat'. Where would the 'r' come from?
Searcher is iskatel', searching is ishchushchii and search is usually poisk. The verb is pretty standard and regular.
This message was edited 6/22/2012, 11:56 AM
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The meaning given on this website is correct. The noun Iskra means spark in some south-Slavic languages (Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, etc.).
And no, the verb does not have the same root.
And what's more Russian, while a Slavic language, is not a South Slavic language, so many words are quite different and it's not a good idea to compare them and look for an exact same meaning.
And no, the verb does not have the same root.
And what's more Russian, while a Slavic language, is not a South Slavic language, so many words are quite different and it's not a good idea to compare them and look for an exact same meaning.
This message was edited 6/20/2012, 12:39 PM
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