obrok

English

Etymology

From Russian обро́к (obrók, “rent, tribute”).

Noun

obrok (plural obroks)

  1. A rent.
  2. In Russia, a poll tax paid by peasants absent from their lord's estate.
    • 1832, Remarks on the Conduct and Probable Designs of Russia:
      Those who have been taught a trade of any sort pay him a higher obrok than a mere cultivator, and he receives a passport to go and reside where he pleases

References
  • obrok in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

Polish
Horses eating.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obrokъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔb.rɔk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔbrɔk
  • Syllabification: ob‧rok

Noun

obrok m inan

  1. fodder for horses

Declension
Declension of obrok
singular plural
nominative obrok obroki
genitive obroku obroków
dative obrokowi obrokom
accusative obrok obroki
instrumental obrokiem obrokami
locative obroku obrokach
vocative obroku obroki

Descendants
  • Yiddish: אָבראָק‎ (obrok)

See also

Further reading
  • obrok in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • obrok in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *obrokъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ǒbrok/
  • Hyphenation: o‧brok

Noun

òbrok m (Cyrillic spelling о̀брок)

  1. meal
  2. portion
  3. ration (military)

Declension
Declension of obrok
singular plural
nominative òbrok obroci
genitive ȍbrōkā obroka
dative obroku obrocima
accusative obrok obroke
vocative obroče obroci
locative obroku obrocima
instrumental obrokom obrocima
  • međuobrok

Further reading
  • “obrok” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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