єбти

Ukrainian

Etymology

Variation of є́ти (jéty), ultimately inherited from Proto-Slavic *jetì (to copulate).[1] Cognate with Russian ебти́ (jebtí). The consonant -б- (-b-) was restored a second time under the influence of єба́ти (jebáty).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jebˈtɪ]

Verb

єбти́ • (jebtý) impf

  1. (vulgar, slang, colloquial) Alternative form of є́ти (jéty, to have sexual intercourse)

References

  1. Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “єба́ти”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 307:єбти́, є́ти (< *jeb-ti) ‘to have a sexual intercourse’
  2. Anikin, A. E. (2021) “ебáть”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), numbers 15 (друг – еренга), Moscow: Nestor-Historia, →ISBN, page 229:укр. jétyukr. jéty
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