рабъ

See also: рябь

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• Glagolitic: ⱃⰰⰱⱏ (rabŭ)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *orbъ (“slave”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”).

Noun

рабъ • (rabŭ) m

1. slave
2. servant

Declension

Declension of рабъ (o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	рабъ rabŭ	раба raba	раби rabi
genitive	раба raba	рабоу rabu	рабъ rabŭ
dative	рабоу, рабови rabu, rabovi	рабома raboma	рабомъ rabomŭ
accusative	рабъ, раба rabŭ, raba	раба raba	рабꙑ raby
instrumental	рабомъ rabomŭ	рабома raboma	рабꙑ raby
locative	рабѣ rabě	рабоу rabu	рабѣхъ raběxŭ
vocative	рабе rabe	раба raba	раби rabi

Antonyms

• свободь (svobodĭ)

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic рабъ (rabŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orbъ (“slave”).

Noun

рабъ (rabŭ) m

1. slave

   Synonym: робъ (robŭ)

Descendants

• Old Ruthenian: рабъ (rab)
  • Belarusian: раб (rab)
  • Ukrainian: раб (rab)
• Russian: раб (rab)

Russian

Noun

рабъ • (rab) m anim (genitive раба́, nominative plural рабы́, genitive plural рабо́въ, feminine рабы́ня, relational adjective ра́бскій)

1. Pre-1918 spelling of раб (rab).

Declension

Pre-reform declension of рабъ (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ра́бъ ráb	рабы́ rabý
genitive	раба́ rabá	рабо́въ rabóv
dative	рабу́ rabú	раба́мъ rabám
accusative	раба́ rabá	рабо́въ rabóv
instrumental	рабо́мъ rabóm	раба́ми rabámi
prepositional	рабѣ́ rabě́	раба́хъ rabáx