ischire
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin scīre (with regular prothetic /i-/ added before word-initial /sC/), present active infinitive of sciō (“I know, understand”), from Proto-Italic *skijō, from Proto-Indo-European *skiyéti, derived from the root *skey- (“to split, dissect”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isˈkire/
- Hyphenation: i‧schi‧re
Verb
ischire
- (transitive) to know (to be aware of)
- ischire vida e miraculos de unu
- to know everything about someone
- (literally, “to know one's life and miracles”)
- 1995, Elena Ledda (lyrics), Fabrizio De André (music), “Sas tres mamas [The Three Mothers]”, in 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
- (transitive) to know (to discern)
- ischire bonu e malu ― to know good from evil (literally, “to know good and evil”)
- (transitive) to know (to be familiar with)
- ischire su caminu ― to know the way
- (transitive) to know (to understand, have a grasp of)
- ischire una limba ― to know a language
- (intransitive) to know (to have knowledge or information)
- Chie no ischit est cumpagnu de su zegu.
- Ignorance is blindness.
- (literally, “He who knows not is friend with the blind.”)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ischire
| infinitive | ischire | auxiliary verb | isch | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | ischinde | past participle | ischidu | |||
| person | singular | plural | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| indicative | deo | tue | isse/issa | nois | bois | issos/issas |
| present | isco | ischis | ischit | ischimus | ischizis | ischint |
| imperfect | ischia | ischias | ischiat | ischìamus | ischiazis | ischiant |
| future | apo a ischire | as a ischire | at a ischire | amus a ischire | ais a ischire | ant a ischire |
| conditional | deo | tue | isse/issa | nois | bois | issos/issas |
| present | dia ischire | dias ischire | diat ischire | diamus ischire | diais ischire | diant ischire |
| subjunctive | che deo | che tue | che isse/issa | che nois | che bois | che issos/issas |
| present | ischia | ischias | ischiat | ischiamus | ischiazis | ischiant |
| imperfect | ischire | ischires | ischiret | ischiremus | ischirezis | ischirent |
| imperative | tue | isse/issa | nois | bois | issos/issas | |
| — | ischi | ischiat | ischiamus | ischide | ischiant | |
Noun
ischire m (uncountable)
- 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.”)