Carpathian Rusyn

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic бꙑти (byti), from Proto-Slavic *byti. Cognate with Ukrainian бути (buty), Belarusian быць (bycʹ), Russian быть (bytʹ) Polish być.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbɤtɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ɤtɪ
  • Syllabification: бы‧ти

Verb

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бы́ти (bŷ́tyimpf

  1. to be

Old Church Slavonic

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Verb

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быти (byti)

  1. alternative form of бꙑти (byti)