Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zabyti
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *za- + *bỳti (“to be”).
Verb
*zabỳti pf (imperfective *zabyvati)
- to forget
Conjugation
Conjugation of *zabyti, *zaby(stъ), *zabǫdetь (?, -V/C-, st-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *zabytьje | *zabyti | *zabytъ | *zabylъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *zabytъ | *zabǫdomъ |
| Active | *zabyvъ | *zabǫdy |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *zabyxъ | *zaby(stъ) | *zaby(stъ) | *zabǫdǫ | *zabǫdeši | *zabǫdetь |
| Dual | *zabyxově | *zabysta | *zabyste | *zabǫdevě | *zabǫdeta | *zabǫdete |
| Plural | *zabyxomъ | *zabyste | *zabyšę | *zabǫdemъ | *zabǫdete | *zabǫdǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *zabǫděaxъ | *zabǫděaše | *zabǫděaše | — | *zabǫdi | *zabǫdi |
| Dual | *zabǫděaxově | *zabǫděašeta | *zabǫděašete | *zabǫděvě | *zabǫděta | — |
| Plural | *zabǫděaxomъ | *zabǫděašete | *zabǫděaxǫ | *zabǫděmъ | *zabǫděte | — |
Derived terms
- *zabytь (“oblivion”)
- *zabytъkъ (“reminder”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “забу́ти(ся)”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 215
- Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “забы́ць”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika