pozby
Pozby is a linguistic term used in Polish grammar to refer to the stem found in the verb pozbyć and its derivatives, meaning to rid or dispose of. In written Polish, pozby is not typically used as a standalone word; it appears as part of the verb forms pozbyć, pozbyć się, pozbywać, and pozbycie. The root zbyć and the prefix po- combine to convey the sense of completing the act of ridding. The verb pozbyć is perfective; pozbywać is imperfective; the noun pozbycie refers to the act or process of getting rid of something. The phrase pozbyć się expresses the removal of an object or burden, as in pozbyć się długu (to get rid of a debt) or pozbyć się nawyku.
In usage, pozby may appear in linguistic discussions as an analytic label for the stem or in