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rabota

//rǎbota//
Serbo-Croatiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    derogatorywork, labor, deed, doing
  2. 2.
    informalany arduous work; drudgery, slog
  3. 3.
    informalan unskilled menial job

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orbota (“hard work, slavery”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“servant, slave”). By surface analysis, ра́бити + -ота Cognate with German Arbeit, Dutch arbeid, Middle English arveth (“difficult; hard”), and English orphan.

Forms

  • ràbotacanonical • feminine
  • ра̀ботаcyrillic
Nominative
Singular
rabota
Plural
rabote
Genitive
Singular
rabote
Plural
rabota
Dative
Singular
raboti
Plural
rabotama
Accusative
Singular
rabotu
Plural
rabote
Vocative
Singular
raboto
Plural
rabote
Locative
Singular
raboti
Plural
rabotama
Instrumental
Singular
rabotom
Plural
rabotama

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