слаб

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slabъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

слаб (slab) (diminutive сла́бичък, adverb сла́бо)

  1. weak, effete, feeble, puny
  2. thin, lean, spare
  3. frail, slender
  4. slight, light, flimsy
  5. poor, slack

Declension

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slabъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

слаб (slab) (comparative послаб, superlative најслаб, diminutive слабичок, abstract noun слабост)

  1. weak, effete, feeble, puny
  2. thin, lean, spare
  3. frail, slender
  4. slight, light, flimsy
  5. poor, slack

Declension

Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

слаб (slab)

  1. short masculine singular of сла́бый (slábyj)

Etymology 2

Verb

слаб (slab)

  1. short masculine singular past indicative imperfective of сла́бнуть (slábnutʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slàbъ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂b- (to be weak, limp, languid).

Pronunciation

Adjective

сла̏б (Latin spelling slȁb, definite сла̏бӣ, comparative слабији)

  1. weak

Declension