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bývat.

iterative of být

5 characters2 syllables approx.Čeština language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈbiːvat]

  1. iterative of být

    form-of · imperfective · iterative

  2. used to be

    imperfective
    Bývala jsem učitelka španělštiny.

  3. to live, to dwell

    dialectal · imperfective
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *bỳti Proto-Slavic *-vati Proto-Slavic *byvati Czech bývat Inherited from Proto-Slavic *byvati.

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