Active Voice
Indicative Present
| 1st sing. | dabō |
| 2nd sing. | dabizi |
| 3rd sing. | dabidi |
| 1st dual | dabōz |
| 2nd dual | dabadiz |
| 1st plur. | dabamaz |
| 2nd plur. | dabid |
| 3rd plur. | dabandi |
Indicative Past
| 1st sing. | dōb |
| 2nd sing. | dōft |
| 3rd sing. | dōb |
| 1st dual | dōbū |
| 2nd dual | dōbudiz |
| 1st plur. | dōbum |
| 2nd plur. | dōbud |
| 3rd plur. | dōbun |
Subjunctive Present
| 1st sing. | dabaų |
| 2nd sing. | dabaiz |
| 3rd sing. | dabai |
| 1st dual | dabaiw |
| 2nd dual | dabaidiz |
| 1st plur. | dabaim |
| 2nd plur. | dabaid |
| 3rd plur. | dabain |
Subjunctive Past
| 1st sing. | dōbį̄ |
| 2nd sing. | dōbīz |
| 3rd sing. | dōbī |
| 1st dual | dōbīw |
| 2nd dual | dōbīdiz |
| 1st plur. | dōbīm |
| 2nd plur. | dōbīd |
| 3rd plur. | dōbīn |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | dab |
| 3rd sing. | dabadau |
| 2nd dual | dabadiz |
| 2nd plur. | dabid |
| 3rd plur. | dabandau |
Passive Voice
Indicative
| 1st sing. | dabai |
| 2nd sing. | dabazai |
| 3rd sing. | dabadai |
| 1st plur. | dabandai |
| 2nd plur. | dabandai |
| 3rd plur. | dabandai |
Subjunctive
| 2nd sing. | dabaizau |
| 3rd sing. | dabaidau |
| 1st plur. | dabaindau |
| 2nd plur. | dabaindau |
| 3rd plur. | dabaindau |
Participles
| Present | dabandz |
| Past | dabanaz |
Etymology
Kroonen derives the term from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóbʰ-e-, an o-grade present to a Balto-Germanic root *dʰebʰ- (“to fit”). The LIV, however, connects Gothic gadaban to a PIE root of the shape *dʰeHbʰ-, though it considers the Gothic term to be an innovative formation. Cognate with Lithuanian dabinti (“to beautify, decorate, adorn”), Russian до́брый (dóbryj, “good”). Kroonen explicitly rejects a comparison with Latin faber (“faber”) on account of the a-vocalism of the Latin term. See: Gothic '
gadaban', Lithuanian '
dabinti'.
Verbs referencing "dabaną"
Finnish with old forms
tavata, Old English
dafenian, Icelandic
dafna, Proto-Finnic
tabat'ak.