раб

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Belarusian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic рабъ (rabŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orbъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

раб (rabm pers (genitive раба́, nominative plural рабы́, genitive plural рабо́ў, female equivalent рабы́ня)

  1. slave, serf

Declension

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 (rabm

  1. (religion) servant (of God)
  2. (archaic) slave, bondsman
    Synonym: роб (rob) (normal term)
  3. (archaic, colloquial, derogatory) person
  4. (archaic) coward, wimp

Declension

Declension of раб
singular plural
indefinite раб
rab
раби́, ра́бове1
rabí, rábove1
definite
(subject form)
ра́бът
rábǎt
раби́те, ра́бовете1
rabíte, rábovete1
definite
(object form)
ра́ба
rába
vocative form ра́бе
rábe
раби́, ра́бове1
rabí, rábove1

1Archaic.

Anagrams

Lezgi

Etymology

Akin to Budukh руб (rub).

Noun

раб (rab)

  1. needle

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rǫbъ.

Noun

раб (rabm

  1. edge, curb, brink
  2. rim, border
Declension
Declension of раб
singular plural
indefinite раб (rab) рабови (rabovi)
definite unspecified работ (rabot) рабовите (rabovite)
definite proximal рабов (rabov) рабовиве (rabovive)
definite distal рабон (rabon) рабовине (rabovine)
vocative рабу (rabu) рабови (rabovi)
count form раба (raba)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orbъ (slave), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (orphan).

Noun

раб (rabm

  1. (rare, ecclesiastical) servant, slave
    Раб божјиRab božjiServant 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 (rabm anim (genitive раба́, nominative plural рабы́, genitive plural рабо́в, feminine раба́ or рабы́ня, relational adjective ра́бский)

  1. slave, serf, bondslave (in common sense and about male person, not female separately)
    Synonyms: нево́льник (nevólʹnik), холо́п (xolóp), крепостно́й (krepostnój)
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Czech: rab

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

раб (rabf anim pl

  1. genitive/accusative plural of раба́ (rabá)

Anagrams

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic рабъ (rabŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orbъ. Doublet of роб (rob).

Pronunciation

Noun

раб (rabm pers (genitive раба́, nominative plural раби́, genitive plural рабі́в, female equivalent раба́ or раби́ня, relational adjective ра́бський)

  1. slave, serf

Declension

Declension of раб
(pers hard masc-form accent-b)
singular plural
nominative раб
rab
раби́
rabý
genitive раба́
rabá
рабі́в
rabív
dative рабо́ві, рабу́
rabóvi, rabú
раба́м
rabám
accusative раба́
rabá
рабі́в
rabív
instrumental рабо́м
rabóm
раба́ми
rabámy
locative рабо́ві, рабі́
rabóvi, rabí
раба́х
rabáx
vocative ра́бе
rábe
раби́
rabý

Derived terms

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