zabýt

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zabyti, from Proto-Slavic *zabyti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzabiːt]
• Homophone: zabít

Verb

zabýt pf

1. (obsolete, archaic, dialectal) to forget

   Synonym: zapomenout

   Však vám toho nezabudu, na rukou vás nosit budu.

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Usage notes

• This word wouldn't be understood today and most of its forms sound the same as zabít (“to kill”).

Conjugation

Conjugation of zabýt

infinitive zabýt, zabýti active adjective zabyvší verbal noun — passive adjective — present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person zabudu, zabydu zabudeme, zabydeme — zabuďme 2nd person zabudeš, zabydeš zabudete, zabydete zabuď zabuďte 3rd person zabude, zabyde zabudou, zabydou — — The verb zabýt does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate zabyl zabyli zabyt zabyti masculine inanimate zabyly zabyty feminine zabyla zabyta neuter zabylo zabyla zabyto zabyta transgressives present past masculine singular — zabyv feminine + neuter singular — zabyvši plural — zabyvše

Further reading

• “zabýti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “zabýti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989