# pisati
## Old Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (13th CE) /ˈpisaci/
* IPA: (15th CE) /ˈpisaci/

### Verb

pisati impf
* Alternative form of psáti

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | supine | verbal noun |
| pisati | pisat | pisánie |
| | Present | Present | Present | Imperative | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | píšu | píševě (-va) | píšem (-me/-my) | – | pišvě, pišěvě (-va) | pišme, pišěm (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | píšeš | píšeta | píšete | piš, piši | pišta, pišěta | pište, pišěte |
| 3rd person | píše | píšeta | píšú | piš, piši | pišta, pišěta | pište, pišěte |
| | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Imperfect | Imperfect | Imperfect |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | pisach | pisachově (-va) | pisachom (-me/-my) | pisách | pisáchově (-va) | pisáchom (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | pisa | pisasta (-šta) | pisaste (-šte) | pisáše | pisášta (-sta) | pisášte (-ste) |
| 3rd person | pisa | pisasta (-šta) | pisachu | pisáše | pisášta (-sta) | pisáchu |
| | L-participle | L-participle | L-participle | Passive participle | Passive participle | Passive participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | pisal | pisala | pisali | pisán | pisána | pisáni |
| Feminine | pisala | pisale | pisaly | pisána | pisáně | pisány |
| Neuter | pisalo | pisale | pisala | pisáno | pisáně | pisána |
| | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | S-participle | S-participle | S-participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | píšě | píšiece | píšiece | pisav | pisavše | pisavše |
| Feminine | píšieci | píšiece | píšiece | pisavši | pisavše | pisavše |
| Neuter | píšě, píšieci | píšiece | píšiece | pisav, pisavši | pisavše | pisavše |
Note: This table shows the most common forms of pisati around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

### Further reading

* Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “pisati”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
* पिसति (Devanagari script)
* পিসতি (Bengali script)
* පිසති (Sinhalese script)
* ပိသတိ (Burmese script)
* ปิสติ or ปิสะติ (Thai script)
* ᨷᩥᩈᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
* ປິສຕິ or ປິສະຕິ (Lao script)
* បិសតិ (Khmer script)
* 𑄛𑄨𑄥𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *piṣáti, from Proto-Indo-European *peys- (“to grind”). Compare Sanskrit पिनष्टि (pinaṣṭi, “to grind”).

### Verb

pisati
* to crush, grind
    Synonym: piṃsati

#### Derived terms

* paṭipisati

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьsati, *pisati. Compare Slovene pisati, Macedonian пишува (pišuva), Bulgarian пиша (piša), Polish pisać.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pǐːsati/
* Hyphenation: pi‧sa‧ti

### Verb

písati impf (Cyrillic spelling пи́сати)
* (ambitransitive) to write (to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate)
* (transitive) to write (to compose a text for written or printed reproduction or publication)
* (intransitive) to write (to engage in written conversation)
* (intransitive) to write (to be an author)
* (transitive) to write, to take (to fill in a written exam)
* to say, to state (to indicate in a written form)
    Novine pišu nešto sasvim drugo.The newspapers say something entirely different.
* (impersonal) to say, to state, to read (to be stated in a written form)
    Na njihovoj web stranici piše da je uređaj sastavljen od vrhunskih komponenata.Their website says that the device is built of top-tier quality components.
    Na etiketi jasno piše za što je uređaj namijenjen.The label clearly states what the device is designed for.

#### Derived terms

* dopísati
* ispísati
* nadopísati
* napísati
* natpis
* opísati
* otpísati
* popísati
* potpísati
* prepísati
* pripísati
* propísati
* raspísati
* upísati
* zapísati

### Further reading

* “pisati”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pьsati, *pisati.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pìːsati/, /pisàːti/
* Hyphenation: pi‧sa‧ti

### Verb

písati or pisáti impf
* (ambitransitive) to write (to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate)
* (transitive) to write (to compose a text for written or printed reproduction or publication)
* (intransitive) to write (to engage in written conversation)
* (intransitive) to write (to be an author)
* (transitive) to write, to take (to fill in a written exam)
* to say, to state (to indicate in a written form)
    Časopisi pišejo nekaj povsem drugačnega.The newspapers say something entirely different.
* (impersonal) to say, to state, to read (to be stated in a written form)
    Na njihovi spletni strani piše, da je naprava zgrajena iz vrhunskih komponent.Their website says that the device is built of top-tier quality components.
    Na etiketi jasno piše, za kaj je naprava namenjena.The label clearly states what the device is designed for.

#### Derived terms

* dopísati
* izpísati
* napísati
* opísati
* podpísati
* popísati
* predpísati
* prepísati
* pripísati
* spísati
* vpísati
* zapísati

#### Further reading

* “pisati”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
* “pisati”, in Termania, Amebis
* See also the general references