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in reply to a message by defenselinguist
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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