роба

See also: робя

Bulgarian

Официална роба (1)

Домашна роба (2)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɔbɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔbɐ
• Syllabification^(key): ро‧ба

Etymology 1

Ultimately from French robe (most likely via Ottoman Turkish روبا (roba)), of Frankish origin.

Noun

ро́ба • (róba) f

1. robe, frock, mantle, coat (rugged variant without sleeves)

   Synonyms: наме́тка / намета́ло (namétka), ма́нтия (mántija)

2. dressing gown, cape (light variant with sleeves)

   Synonyms: плащ (plašt), пеньоа́р (penjoár)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian ро̏ба.

1. (dialectal) textile, fabrics (as a commodity)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Romanian roabă.

Noun

ро́ба • (róba) f

1. wheelbarrow

Declension

Declension of ро́ба

	singular	plural
indefinite	ро́ба róba	ро́би róbi
definite	ро́бата róbata	ро́бите róbite

References

• “роба¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “роба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “роба¹ (дреха), роба² (стока)”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 276

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɔba]

Noun

роба • (roba) f

1. goods, wares, merchandise

Declension

Declension of роба

	singular	plural
indefinite	роба (roba)	роби (robi)
definite unspecified	робата (robata)	робите (robite)
definite proximal	робава (robava)	робиве (robive)
definite distal	робана (robana)	робине (robine)
vocative	робо (robo)	роби (robi)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrobə]

Noun

ро́ба • (róba) f inan (genitive ро́бы, nominative plural ро́бы, genitive plural роб)

1. overalls

Declension

Declension of ро́ба (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ро́ба róba	ро́бы róby
genitive	ро́бы róby	ро́б rób
dative	ро́бе róbe	ро́бам róbam
accusative	ро́бу róbu	ро́бы róby
instrumental	ро́бой, ро́бою róboj, róboju	ро́бами róbami
prepositional	ро́бе róbe	ро́бах róbax

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rôba/
• Hyphenation: ро‧ба

Noun

ро̏ба f (Latin spelling rȍba)

1. merchandise, commodity

Declension

Declension of роба

	singular	plural
nominative	ро̏ба	робе
genitive	робе	ро̑ба̄
dative	роби	робама
accusative	робу	робе
vocative	робо	робе
locative	роби	робама
instrumental	робом	робама

Further reading

• “роба”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026