забувати

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zaby̋ti, the same root as забу́ти (zabúty).[1] Compare Russian забыва́ть (zabyvátʹ), Belarusian забыва́ць (zabyvácʹ).

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Verb

забува́ти (zabuvátyimpf (perfective забу́ти)

  1. (transitive) to forget

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References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “забу́ти(ся)”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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