býti

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *byti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈbɨːci/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈbiːci/, /ˈbɛjci/

Verb

býti impf

  1. to be

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • dobyti
  • nabyti
  • otbyti
  • pobyti
  • pozbyti
  • přibyti
  • přěbyti
  • ubyti
  • zabyti
  • zbýti

Descendants

  • Czech: být

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German bûte, büte[1] (or Middle Dutch[2]), possibly ultimately from Proto-Celtic *boudi (profit, gains; victory), perhaps via Old Dutch *būti.

Noun

býti n (genitive býtis)[1]

  1. exchange, barter

Declension

Declension of býti (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative býti býtit býti býtin
accusative býti býtit býti býtin
dative býti býtinu býtum býtunum
genitive býtis býtisins býta býtanna

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 de Vries, Jan (1977) “býta”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 68
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010) “buit; buiten”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎[2] (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 245-246