robota

See also: robotā

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrobota]

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”). Cognate with German Arbeit, Dutch arbeid, and Middle English arveth (“difficult; hard”).

Noun

robota f

1. serfdom, villeinage
2. corvee
3. (colloquial, usually derogatory) any arduous work; drudgery, grind, slog

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	robota	roboty
genitive	roboty	robot
dative	robotě	robotám
accusative	robotu	roboty
vocative	roboto	roboty
locative	robotě	robotách
instrumental	robotou	robotami

Derived terms

• robot
• robotník
• robotovat

 

Descendants

• → English: robot
• → French: robot
  • → Portuguese: robô

See also

• rob m

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

robota

1. genitive/accusative singular of robot

Further reading

• robota in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• robota in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈbota/
• Hyphenation: ro‧bo‧ta
• Rhymes: -ota

Adjective

robota (accusative singular robotan, plural robotaj, accusative plural robotajn)

1. robotic

Related terms

• robote (“robotically”)
• roboto (“robot”)

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Latvian

Noun

robota m

1. genitive singular form of robots

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbъ (“slave”) + *-ota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔˈbɔ.ta/

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Noun

robota f (diminutive robótka)

1. (sometimes or mildly colloquial) work
2. (colloquial) workplace
3. (plural only) construction, construction work

Declension

declension of robota

	singular	plural
nominative	robota	roboty
genitive	roboty	robót
dative	robocie	robotom
accusative	robotę	roboty
instrumental	robotą	robotami
locative	robocie	robotach
vocative	roboto	roboty

Related terms

• robotnik
• robot
• roboczy

Noun

robota m

1. inflection of robot:
   1. genitive singular
   2. accusative singular

Further reading

• robota in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔbɔta/

Noun

robota f (genitive singular roboty, nominative plural roboty, genitive plural robôt, declension pattern of žena)

1. work (effort)
2. work, job, employment

Declension

Declension of robota

	singular	plural
nominative	robota	roboty
genitive	roboty	robôt
dative	robote	robotám
accusative	robotu	roboty
locative	robote	robotách
instrumental	robotou	robotami

Synonyms

• (effort): práca
• (employment): práca, zamestnanie

Related terms

• robiť
• robot
• robotník

Further reading

• robota in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk