Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *orbotati.

Verb edit

работати (rabotatiimpf

  1. to serve (do service for someone)
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1643-1649:
      мрьзькꙑ богоу мьнѧтъ работаѭщѧѩ цѣсарю, и вьсꙗкомоу рабоу не велѧтъ работати господиноу своѥмоу.
      mrĭzĭky bogu mĭnętŭ rabotajǫštęję cěsarju, i vĭsjakomu rabu ne velętŭ rabotati gospodinu svojemu.
      They believe that God looks in horror on those who labour for the Tsar, and advise every serf not to work for his master.

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Descendants edit

  • Russian: работать (rabotatʹ)

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orbotati.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

ра̀ботати impf (Latin spelling ràbotati)

  1. (intransitive) to work
  2. (transitive) to do
  3. (reflexive) to be about
  4. (intransitive) to act, do

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