работа

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See also: работя

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orbota.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ра́бота (rábotaf (relational adjective рабо́тен)

  1. work
  2. job

Declension

References

  • работа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • работа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (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

References

  • Koneski, Kiril (1999) “работа”, in Правописен речник на македонскиот литературен јазик (Pravopisen rečnik na makedonskiot literaturen jazik) [Orthographic Dictionary of the Macedonian literary language] (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 svoboždenie otŭ egipetĭskyę raboty.
      remember the Exodus and the liberation from Egyptian slavery.

Declension

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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.
  2. labor, toil
  3. assignment, task
    кропотли́вая рабо́таkropotlívaja rabótalaborious task
  4. job, occupation

Declension

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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

References

  • работа”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024