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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *dobyti.

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Verb

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доби́я (dobíja) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective доби́вам)

  1. (transitive) to acquire, to gain, to attain
  2. (transitive) to extract, to bring out (usually by force or effort)
  3. (transitive, dialectal) to beget, to give birth to (a child)
    Synonym: родя́ (rodjá)
  4. (reflexive, dialectal) (+ се (se)) to get hold of, to take possession of
    Synonym: сдоби́я се (sdobíja se)
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  • избия¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • избия²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • добия 1”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Slavic *dobiti; equivalent to до- (do-) +‎ би́я (bíja, to fight, to wrestle, to strike).

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Verb

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доби́я (dobíja) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective доби́вам)

  1. (transitive) to fight a little more, to finish up fighting
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  • добия³”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • добия 2”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

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