Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *orbotati.

Verb

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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

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  • Russian: работать (rabotatʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orbotati.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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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