Belarusian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian дба́ти (dbáti), тба́ти (tbáti), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dъbati, probably via Polish dbać. Cognate with Russian дбать (dbatʹ), Czech dbát, Ukrainian дба́ти (dbáty).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dbat͡sʲ]
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Verb

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дбаць (dbacʹimpf

  1. to care, to look after

Conjugation

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References

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  • дбаць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org