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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow, to prosper” > “to become, to be”). Compare to Sanskrit भवति (bhavati) (“to become, to be”), Latin fīō (“I become”) and English be. The present tense forms come from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”), compare to Ancient Greek εἰμῐ́ (eimí) (“to be, to exist”), Old Irish and English is. | From Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow, to prosper” > “to become, to be”). Compare to Sanskrit भवति (bhavati) (“to become, to be”), Latin fīō (“I become”) and English be. The present tense forms come from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”), compare to Ancient Greek εἰμῐ́ (eimí) (“to be, to exist”), Old Irish and English is. | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
/ | /ˈbúː.tɪ/ | ||
===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
bū́ti ''4th conjugation'' (third-person present tense ẽs, third-person past tense bū͂) | bū́ti ''4th conjugation'' (third-person present tense ẽs, third-person past tense bū͂) |
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