раб

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Belarusian

Etymology

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

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Noun

раб (rabm pers (genitive раба́, nominative plural рабы́, genitive plural рабо́ў, feminine 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

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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
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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

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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)
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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, feminine раба́ or раби́ня, relational adjective ра́бський)

  1. slave, serf

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