Old Czech edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *byti.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

býti impf

  1. to be

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Czech: být

Further reading edit

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

býti n (genitive býtis)[1]

  1. exchange, barter

Declension edit

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Descendants edit

References edit

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