работа

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See also: работя

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic работа (rabota), from Proto-Slavic *orbota.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ра́бота (rábotaf (relational adjective рабо́тен)

  1. work
  2. job

Declension

Declension of ра́бота
singular plural
indefinite ра́бота
rábota
ра́боти
ráboti
definite ра́ботата
rábotata
ра́ботите
rábotite
vocative form ра́бото
ráboto
ра́боти
ráboti

References

  • работа”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • работа”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orbota.

Pronunciation

Noun

работа (rabotaf (plural работи, relational adjective работен)

  1. work, labor
  2. job, duty, task
  3. thing, stuff

Declension

Declension of работа
singular plural
indefinite работа (rabota) работи (raboti)
definite unspecified работата (rabotata) работите (rabotite)
definite proximal работава (rabotava) работиве (rabotive)
definite distal работана (rabotana) работине (rabotine)
vocative работо (raboto) работи (raboti)
collective рабоќе (raboḱe)

References

  • Koneski, Kiril (1999) “работа”, in Правописен речник на македонскиот литературен јазик (Pravopisen rečnik na makedonskiot literaturen jazik) (in Macedonian), "Prosvetno delo", page 380
  • работа” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orbota.

Noun

работа (rabotaf

  1. servitude
  2. slavery
    • from Slavonic Josephus, kniga 4, 429а:
      поминающе исхода и свобожденїе ѿ египетьскꙑѧ работꙑ.
      pominajušte isxoda i svoboždenije otŭ egipetĭskyję raboty.
      remember the Exodus and the liberation from Egyptian slavery.

Declension

Declension of работа (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative работа
rabota
работѣ
rabotě
работꙑ
raboty
genitive работꙑ
raboty
работоу
rabotu
работъ
rabotŭ
dative работѣ
rabotě
работама
rabotama
работамъ
rabotamŭ
accusative работѫ
rabotǫ
работѣ
rabotě
работꙑ
raboty
instrumental работоѭ
rabotojǫ
работама
rabotama
работами
rabotami
locative работѣ
rabotě
работоу
rabotu
работахъ
rabotaxŭ
vocative работо
raboto
работѣ
rabotě
работꙑ
raboty

Derived terms

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic робота (robota), from Proto-Slavic *orbòta. By surface analysis, роби́ть (robítʹ) +‎ -о́та (-óta). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic работа (rabota), whence spelling. Doublet of ро́бот (róbot).

Pronunciation

Noun

рабо́та (rabótaf inan (genitive рабо́ты, nominative plural рабо́ты, genitive plural рабо́т, relational adjective рабо́чий, diminutive рабо́тка)

  1. work
    Рабо́та кипи́т.Rabóta kipít.Work is in full swing.
    • 1886, Антон Чехов , Иван Матвеич; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Ivan Matveyitch, 1920:
      — Сади́тесь, сади́тесь, — подгоня́ет учёный, нетерпели́во потира́я ру́ки. — Несно́сный вы челове́к… Зна́ете, что рабо́та сро́чная, и так опа́здываете. Понево́ле брани́ться ста́нешь. Ну, пиши́те… На чём мы останови́лись?
      — Sadítesʹ, sadítesʹ, — podgonjájet učónyj, neterpelívo potirája rúki. — Nesnósnyj vy čelovék… Znájete, što rabóta sróčnaja, i tak opázdyvajete. Ponevóle branítʹsja stánešʹ. Nu, pišíte… Na čom my ostanovílisʹ?
      "Sit down, sit down," the man of learning urges him on, rubbing his hands impatiently. "You are an unsufferable person. . . . You know the work has to be finished by a certain time, and then you are so late. One is forced to scold you. Come, write, . . . Where did we stop?"
  2. labor, toil
  3. assignment, task
    кропотли́вая рабо́таkropotlívaja rabótalaborious task
  4. job, occupation

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Akkala Sami: роббот (robbot)
  • Eastern Khanty: рӑпөта (răpøta)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orbota (hard work, slavery). By surface analysis, rábiti +‎ -ota. Cognate with German Arbeit, Dutch arbeid, and Middle English arveth (difficult; hard).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rǎbota/
  • Hyphenation: ра‧бо‧та

Noun

ра̀бота f (Latin spelling ràbota)

  1. (usually derogatory) work, labor, deed, doing

Declension

Declension of работа
singular plural
nominative работа работе
genitive работе работа
dative работи работама
accusative работу работе
vocative работо работе
locative работи работама
instrumental работом работама

References

  • работа”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025