rab

See also: Rab, Ráb, råb, раб, rąb, and Rąb

Translingual

Symbol

rab

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Chamling.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Chamling terms

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian раб (rab), from Old Church Slavonic рабъ (rabŭ), from Proto-Slavic *õrbъ. Doublet of rob, an inherited form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrap]

Noun

rab m anim

1. serf, slave

   Synonyms: nevolník, otrok

Declension

Declension of rab (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	rab	rabi, rabové
genitive	raba	rabů
dative	rabovi, rabu	rabům
accusative	raba	raby
vocative	rabe	rabi, rabové
locative	rabovi, rabu	rabech
instrumental	rabem	raby

Further reading

• “rab”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “rab”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

French

Etymology

Clipping of rabiot (“(originally fishermen and military cant) excess, remainder; (earlier) (1831) excess of fish remaining after rations had been imparted to the mates, (1859) soup soldiers often left over in their mess tin, (1832) an extra something which one can enjoy”). Further unclear, probably from (Gascon) Occitan rabiot (“little fish; leftovers from fishing”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

rab m (uncountable)

1. (colloquial, chiefly partitive) rest, remainder, leftovers, extra food; (especially) in a canteen, where using which, one can ask for some extra food from the cook or canteen service

   je peux avoir du rab ? ― Can I get some more (food)?

   il a faim, file lui un peu de rab ― he's hungry, give him a little extra food

Derived terms

• en rab
• faire du rab
• saute-au-rab

References

• “rab”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.