Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Has been compared with Lithuanian dúoba (hollow, barn), Lithuanian dóbti (to smash, to hit), Latvian dâbt (to beat, to strike).

Possibly related to Proto-Slavic *děbati (to beat, to knock; to seek advantage) (whence dialectal Czech debati, Russian дябать (djabatʹ), Bulgarian дябам (djabam)).

Verb

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dė̃bti (third-person present tense dė̃bia, third-person past tense dė̃bė)

  1. (dialectal, transitive) to cross, to intercept
  2. (dialectal, intransitive) to support

Derived terms

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References

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  • dėbti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • dėbti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024