Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian дба́ти (dbáti), likely borrowed from Old Polish dbać, judging by its geographic spread, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dъbati. Cognate with Belarusian дбаць (dbacʹ), Czech dbát.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdbate]
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Verb

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дба́ти (dbátyimpf

  1. to care, to look after, to take care
  2. (colloquial) to prepare, to store up
  3. to work

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Prefixed verbs

Descendants

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  • ? Russian: (dialectal) дбать (dbatʹ)

References

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