роботнїк

Inherited from Old Slovak robotník, from Proto-Slavic *orbotьnikъ. By surface analysis, робота (robota) +‎ -нїк (-njik). Cognates include Belarusian рабо́тнік (rabótnik), Russian рабо́тник (rabótnik), Slovak robotník and Ukrainian робітни́к (robitnýk).

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ɔcɲik
• Hyphenation: ро‧бот‧нїк

роботнїк (robotnjik) m pers (feminine equivalent роботнїца, related adjective роботнїцки)

1. worker, workman, labourer

   Near-synonyms: дїятель (djijatelʹ), дїяч (djijač)

   пристанїщни роботнїк ― pristanjiščni robotnjik ― port worker

   яки є роботнїк? ― jaki je robotnjik? ― what kind of worker is he?

2. a good worker, hardworking man

• The masculine plural form роботнїци m pl (robotnjici) is only used colloquially. This should not be confused with роботнїци f pl (robotnjici) as the regular feminine plural form of роботнїца (robotnjica).

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “роботнїк”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “worker”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 381