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English
Verb
robs
- third-person singular simple present indicative of rob
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Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *rámbas, according to Pokorny, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *remb- (“to notch, hack”).[1] Cognate with Lithuanian rum̃bas and Proto-Slavic *rǫ̑bъ.
Noun
robs m (1st declension)
- small deformation on a surface, dent, indentation, notch
- krūzei izsists robs ― the mug has a dent
- ievīlēt zāģī robu ― to make a dent on a saw
- gap, flaw (also figuratively)
- robi zināšanās, mācībās ― gaps in (one's) knowledge, in (one's) education
- ap galdu tagad palieli robi, daļa viesu izgājuši ārā ― now there were gaps around the table, part of the guests had gone outside
Declension
Declension of robs (1st declension)
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