# báti
## Old Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (13th CE) /ˈbaːci/
* IPA: (15th CE) /ˈbaːci/

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojati.

#### Verb

báti impf
* (reflexive with sě) to be afraid of, to fear [with genitive]

##### Conjugation

| infinitive | supine | verbal noun |
| báti | bát | bánie |
| | Present | Present | Present | Imperative | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | boju | bojívě (-va) | bojím (-me/-my) | – | bójvě (-va) | bójme, bójim (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | bojíš | bojíta | bojíte | bój | bójta | bójte |
| 3rd person | bojí | bojíta | bojie | bój | bójta | bójte |
| | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Imperfect | Imperfect | Imperfect |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | bách | báchově (-va) | báchom (-me/-my) | bojiech, bách | bojiechově, báchově (-va) | bojiechom, báchom (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | bá | básta (-šta) | báste (-šte) | bojieše, báše | bojiešta, bášta (-sta) | bojiešte, bášte (-ste) |
| 3rd person | bá | básta (-šta) | báchu | bojieše, báše | bojiešta, bášta (-sta) | bojiechu, báchu |
| | L-participle | L-participle | L-participle | Passive participle | Passive participle | Passive participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | bál | bála | báli | — | — | — |
| Feminine | bála | bále | bály | — | — | — |
| Neuter | bálo | bále | bála | — | — | — |
| | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | S-participle | S-participle | S-participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | bojě | bojiece | bojiece | bav | bavše | bavše |
| Feminine | bojieci | bojiece | bojiece | bavši | bavše | bavše |
| Neuter | bojě, bojieci | bojiece | bojiece | bav, bavši | bavše | bavše |
Note: This table shows the most common forms of báti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

##### Derived terms

* bázn

##### Descendants

* Czech: bát

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajati.

#### Verb

báti impf
* to speak, to talk
* to narrate (a fable, a story)

##### Conjugation

| infinitive | supine | verbal noun |
| báti | bat | bánie |
| | Present | Present | Present | Imperative | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | baju | bajevě (-va) | bajem (-me/-my) | – | bajvě (-va) | bajme (-my) |
| 2nd person | baješ | bajeta | bajete | baj | bajta | bajte |
| 3rd person | baje | bajeta | bajú | baj | bajta | bajte |
| | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Sigmatic aorist | Imperfect | Imperfect | Imperfect |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | bách | báchově (-va) | báchom (-me/-my) | bajiech | bajiechově (-va) | bajiechom (-me/-my) |
| 2nd person | bá | básta (-šta) | báste (-šte) | bajieše | bajiešta (-sta) | bajiešte (-ste) |
| 3rd person | bá | básta (-šta) | báchu | bajieše | bajiešta (-sta) | bajiechu |
| | L-participle | L-participle | L-participle | Passive participle | Passive participle | Passive participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | bál | bála | báli | bán | bána | báni |
| Feminine | bála | bále | bály | bána | báně | bány |
| Neuter | bálo | bále | bála | báno | báně | bána |
| | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | Nt-participle | S-participle | S-participle | S-participle |
| | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Masculine | bajě | bajúce | bajúce | bav | bavše | bavše |
| Feminine | bajúci | bajúce | bajúce | bavši | bavše | bavše |
| Neuter | bajě, bajúci | bajúce | bajúce | bav, bavši | bavše | bavše |
Note: This table shows the most common forms of báti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

##### Descendants

* Czech: bájit

### Further reading

* Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “báti”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

## Old Norse
### Noun

báti
* dative singular of bátr