roba

Asturian

Verb

roba

1. third-person singular present indicative of robar
2. second-person singular imperative of robar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *raubaz, likely via Gothic. Cognate with English robe and rob, and Scots reif (“robbery, stolen goods”).

Noun

roba f (plural robes)

1. fabric, textile
2. garment
3. clothes

Etymology 2

Verb

roba

1. inflection of robar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish robar (“to steal”).

Verb

robá

1. to rob; to steal

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -oba

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orba.

Noun

roba f

1. (dialect, Moravia) woman
2. (dialect, Moravia) wife

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

roba m anim

1. genitive/accusative singular of rob

Further reading

• roba in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• roba in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Anagrams

• orba

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.ba/
• Homophones: robas, robât

Verb

roba

1. third-person singular past historic of rober

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin rauba, of Germanic origin, via Gothic or Frankish *raub, all from Proto-Germanic *raubaz.

Cognate with English robe, rob, and reave; and Scots reif (“robbery, stolen goods”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.ba/
• Rhymes: -ɔba
• Hyphenation: rò‧ba

Noun

roba f (plural robe)

1. things, stuff
2. goods, property, belongings
3. clothes, gear
4. food, foodstuff, eats, grub
5. (slang) dope, scag

Quotations

• Non desiderare la roba d'altri

  Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's/neighbor's goods

Derived terms

• roba da lavare (“washing”)
• roba da mangiare (“food”)
• roba rubata (“stolen goods”)
• roba da stirare (“ironing”)
• roba usata (“secondhand goods”)
• roba di valore (“valuables”)
• roba da matti (“monkey business”)
• robone

Anagrams

• Orba, baro, baro-, barò, bora, orba

Japanese

Romanization

roba

1. Rōmaji transcription of ろば
2. Rōmaji transcription of ロバ

Latvian

Noun

roba m

1. genitive singular of robs

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• ·raba

Verb

·roba

1. first-person singular perfect prototonic of at·tá

Polish

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roba

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.ba/
• Rhymes: -ɔba
• Syllabification: ro‧ba

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish roba, from Proto-Slavic *orba.

Noun

roba f

1. (dialectal) adult woman

   Synonym: kobieta

2. (dialectal) wife

   Synonym: żona

3. (dialectal) disorderly woman
4. (dialectal) sow

   Synonyms: locha, maciora

5. (obsolete) female slave

   Synonym: niewolnica

Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French robe, from Old French robe, robbe, reube, from Frankish *rouba, *rauba, from Proto-Germanic *raubō, *raubaz, *raubą, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-.

Noun

roba f

1. (sailor slang) attire, clothes, clothing

   Synonyms: (archaic) obleczenie, (archaic) odzienie, odzież, ubiór, ubranie

2. (historical) type of exquisite, ornate gown

   Hypernym: suknia

Declension

Further reading

• roba in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dóba.

Verb

-roba (infinitive kuroba, perfective (Rwanda) -robye or (Rundi) -rovye)

1. to fish

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian roba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rôba/
• Hyphenation: ro‧ba

Noun

rȍba f (Cyrillic spelling ро̏ба)

1. merchandise, product, commodity, goods

   Synonym: proizvod

2. (colloquial) clothing, clothes

   Synonyms: odjeća, odeća

Declension

Derived terms

• robna kuća

Further reading

• “roba” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Spanish

Verb

roba

1. inflection of robar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative