Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *slabъ.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

слаб (slab) (diminutive сла́бичък, adverb сла́бо)

  1. weak, effete, feeble, puny
  2. thin, lean, spare
  3. frail, slender
  4. slight, light, flimsy
  5. poor, slack

Declension edit

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slabъ.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

слаб (slab) (comparative послаб, superlative најслаб, diminutive слабичок, abstract noun слабост)

  1. weak, effete, feeble, puny
  2. thin, lean, spare
  3. frail, slender
  4. slight, light, flimsy
  5. poor, slack

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Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Adjective edit

слаб (slab)

  1. short masculine singular of сла́бый (slábyj)

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

слаб (slab)

  1. short masculine singular past indicative imperfective of сла́бнуть (slábnutʹ)

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slàbъ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂b- (to be weak, limp, languid).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

сла̏б (definite сла̏бӣ, comparative слабији, Latin spelling slȁb)

  1. weak

Declension edit