Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dobyti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

By surface analysis, *do- +‎ *byti.

Verb

*dobyti pf (imperfective *dobyvati)

1. to acquire, to gain, to extract

Conjugation

Conjugation of *dobyti, *doby(stъ), *dobǫdetь (?, -V/C-, st-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*dobytьje	*dobyti	*dobytъ	*dobylъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*dobytъ	*dobǫdomъ
Active	*dobyvъ	*dobǫdy

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*dobyxъ	*doby(stъ)	*doby(stъ)	*dobǫdǫ	*dobǫdeši	*dobǫdetь
Dual	*dobyxově	*dobysta	*dobyste	*dobǫdevě	*dobǫdeta	*dobǫdete
Plural	*dobyxomъ	*dobyste	*dobyšę	*dobǫdemъ	*dobǫdete	*dobǫdǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*dobǫděaxъ	*dobǫděaše	*dobǫděaše	—	*dobǫdi	*dobǫdi
Dual	*dobǫděaxově	*dobǫděašeta	*dobǫděašete	*dobǫděvě	*dobǫděta	—
Plural	*dobǫděaxomъ	*dobǫděašete	*dobǫděaxǫ	*dobǫděmъ	*dobǫděte	—

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: дабы́ць (dabýcʹ)
  • Russian: добы́ть (dobýtʹ)
  • Ukrainian: добу́ти (dobúty)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: доби́я (dobíja)
  • Macedonian: добие (dobie)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: до̀бити

    Latin script: dòbiti

  • Slovene: dobīti (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: dobýt
  • Old Polish: dobyć
    • Polish: dobyć
    • Silesian: dobyć
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: dobëc
  • Old Slovak:
    • Pannonian Rusyn: добиц (dobic)
    • Slovak: dobyť
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: dobyś
    • Upper Sorbian: dobyć