robota
See also: robotā
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔbɔta/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *orbota (“hard work, slavery”) derived from *orbъ (“slave”), 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
- (colloquial, usually derogatory) any arduous work; drudgery, grind, slog
Declension
See also
- rob m
References
- "robota" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Esperanto
Latvian
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbъ (“slave”) + *-ota.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɔˈbɔ.ta/
Audio (file)
Noun
robota f (diminutive robótka)
- (plural only) construction, construction work
- (colloquial) workplace
- (colloquial) work
Declension
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔbɔta/
Noun
robota f (genitive singular roboty, nominative plural roboty, genitive plural robôt, declension pattern of žena)
- work (effort)
- work, job, employment
Declension
Further reading
- robota in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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