аби

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈbi]

Noun

аби́ • (abí) f pl

1. indefinite plural of аба́ (abá)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabi]

Verb

аби • (abi) third-singular present, impf (perfective изаби)

1. (transitive) to wear away, wear out, blunt

Conjugation

Conjugation of аби (imperfective, present in -и)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	абел	—	adjectival participle	абен
feminine	абела	—	adverbial participle	абејќи
neuter	абело	—	verbal noun	абење
plural	абеле	—	perfect participle	абено
	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	абам	абев	—	—
2nd singular	абиш	абеше	—	аби
3rd singular	аби	абеше	—	—
1st plural	абиме	абевме	—	—
2nd plural	абите	абевте	—	абете
3rd plural	абат	абеа	—	—
Compound tenses
perfect	сум абел		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам абено		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев абел		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав абено		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал абено		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе абам		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам абено		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе абев		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав абено		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум абел		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал абено		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би абел		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал абено		conditional of има + perfect participle

Talysh

Adjective

аби

1. Cyrillic spelling of abi

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Ukrainian абы (aby), аби (abi), from Old East Slavic абꙑ (aby).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈbɪ]

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Conjunction

аби́ • (abý) (+ past tense or the infinitive)

1. so that, in order to

Further reading

• Kotliarevsky, Ivan (1842) “абы”, in Словарь Малороссійскихъ словъ, содержащихся въ Энеидѣ [Dictionary of Ukrainian words contained in the Eneida]‎^[1] (in Russian), Kharkiv: University Printing House, page 3
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “аби”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka