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Belarusian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic рабъ (rabŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orbъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
раб • (rab) m pers (genitive раба́, nominative plural рабы́, genitive plural рабо́ў, feminine рабы́ня)
- slave, serf
Declension
Declension of раб (pr hard masc-form accent-b)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “раб” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic рабъ (rabŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orbъ. Doublet of роб (rob).
Pronunciation
Noun
раб • (rab) m
- (religion) servant (of God)
- (archaic) slave, bondsman
- Synonym: роб (rob) (normal term)
- (archaic, colloquial, derogatory) person
- (archaic) coward, wimp
Declension
Anagrams
Lezgi
Etymology
Akin to Budukh руб (rub).
Noun
раб • (rab)
- needle
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rǫbъ.
Noun
раб • (rab) m
- edge, curb, brink
- rim, border
Declension
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orbъ (“slave”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”).
Noun
раб • (rab) m
- (rare, ecclesiastical) servant, slave
- Раб божји ― Rab božji ― Servant of God
See also
Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic рабъ (rabŭ) via Old East Slavic рабъ (rabŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orbъ. Displaced Old East Slavic робъ (robŭ).
Pronunciation
Noun
раб • (rab) m anim (genitive раба́, nominative plural рабы́, genitive plural рабо́в, feminine раба́ or рабы́ня, relational adjective ра́бский)
- slave, serf, bondslave (in common sense and about male person, not female separately)
- Synonyms: нево́льник (nevólʹnik), холо́п (xolóp), крепостно́й (krepostnój)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
раб • (rab) f anim pl
- genitive/accusative plural of раба́ (rabá)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic рабъ (rabŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orbъ. Doublet of роб (rob).
Pronunciation
Noun
раб • (rab) m pers (genitive раба́, nominative plural раби́, genitive plural рабі́в, feminine раба́ or раби́ня, relational adjective ра́бський)
- slave, serf
Declension
Declension of раб (pers hard masc-form accent-b)
References