рабе

Old Novgorodian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Church Slavonic рабъ (rabŭ), from Proto-Slavic *õrbъ.

Noun

рабе • (rabem

  1. servant, slave
    • c. 1045, Iosif, graffito in St. Sophia cathedral:
      ⰳ҃ⰺ[ⱂⱁⰿⱁⰸⰺ] / ⱃⰰⰱ[ⱆ] / ⰺⱁⱄⰺ[ⱇⱆ]
      g:i[pomozi] / rab[u] / iosi[fu]
      Lord help / his servant / Iosif

References

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɐˈbʲe]

Etymology 1

Noun

рабе́ • (rabém anim

  1. prepositional singular of раб (rab)

Etymology 2

Noun

рабе́ • (rabéf anim

  1. dative/prepositional singular of раба́ (rabá)