robota
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrobota]
Etymology 1
From Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota derived from *orbъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“to change or evolve status”), the predecessor to *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”).[1] Cognate with German Arbeit, Dutch arbeid, and Middle English arveth (“difficult; hard”).
Noun
robota f
- serfdom, villeinage
- corvee
- (colloquial, usually derogatory) any arduous work; drudgery, grind, slog
Declension
See also
- rob m
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
References
- "robota" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [roˈbota]
- Rhymes: -ota
- Hyphenation: ro‧bo‧ta
Latvian
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbъ (“slave”) + *-ota.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɔˈbɔ.ta/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔta
- Syllabification: ro‧bo‧ta
Noun
robota f (diminutive robótka)
- (sometimes or mildly colloquial) work
- (colloquial) workplace
- (plural only) construction, construction work
Declension
Derived terms
adjectives
- antyrobotniczy
- bezrobotny
- robociarski
- roboczy
- robotniczy
- robotny
adverb
nouns
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrobota]
Noun
robota f (genitive singular roboty, nominative plural roboty, genitive plural robôt, declension pattern of žena)
- work (effort)
- work, job, employment
Declension
Synonyms
- (effort): práca
- (employment): práca, zamestnanie
Further reading
- robota in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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