разбой

See also: разбои and разбој

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Parsable as раз- (raz-) +‎ бой (boj, “fight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɐzˈbɔj]

Noun

разбо́й • (razbój) m (dialectal)

1. (originally) part of the loom that spans and spreads the woven fabric
2. (by synecdoche) manual loom

   Synonym: (generic term) стан (stan)

Declension

Declension of разбо́й

	singular	plural
indefinite	разбо́й razbój	разбо́и razbói
definite (subject form)	разбо́ят razbójat	разбо́ите razbóite
definite (object form)	разбо́я razbója
count form	—	разбо́я razbója

Related terms

• разби́вка (razbívka, “split-up, break-up”)

References

• “разбой¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “разбой”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “разбой¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 148

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian разбо́й (razbój), of Church Slavonic origin. Cognate with Romanian război.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɐzˈbɔj]

Noun

разбо́й • (razbój) m

1. (obsolete) pillage, robbery

Declension

Declension of разбо́й

	singular	plural
indefinite	разбо́й razbój	разбо́и razbói
definite (subject form)	разбо́ят razbójat	разбо́ите razbóite
definite (object form)	разбо́я razbója
count form	—	разбо́я razbója

Derived terms

• разбо́йник (razbójnik, “criminal, burglar”)

References

• “разбой²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “разбой²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 148
• “разбои”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2026

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic разбои (razboi), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *orzbojь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɐzˈboj]

Noun

разбо́й • (razbój) m inan (genitive разбо́я, nominative plural разбо́и, genitive plural разбо́ев, relational adjective разбо́йный)

1. robbery, brigandage

   морско́й разбо́й ― morskój razbój ― piracy

   разбо́й на большо́й доро́ге ― razbój na bolʹšój doróge ― highway robbery

2. (law) armed robbery, aggravated robbery (robbery with the threat or use of dangerous or deadly force)
3. (billiards) break shot

Usage notes

• In modern legal usage, разбо́й (razbój) is distinguished from грабёж (grabjóž) (robbery with the use of non-dangerous force).

Declension

Declension of разбо́й (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	разбо́й razbój	разбо́и razbói
genitive	разбо́я razbója	разбо́ев razbójev
dative	разбо́ю razbóju	разбо́ям razbójam
accusative	разбо́й razbój	разбо́и razbói
instrumental	разбо́ем razbójem	разбо́ями razbójami
prepositional	разбо́е razbóje	разбо́ях razbójax

Derived terms

• разбо́йник m anim (razbójnik)
  • разбо́йничать impf (razbójničatʹ)

Descendants

• → Yiddish: ראַזבױ (razboy)

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “разбой”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
  • See: Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “разбивать”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.