robs

English

Verb

robs

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rob

Anagrams

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *rámbas, according to Pokorny, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *remb- (“to notch, hack”).[1] Cognate with Lithuanian rum̃bas and Proto-Slavic *rǫ̑bъ.

Noun

robs m (1st declension)

  1. small deformation on a surface, dent, indentation, notch
    krūzei izsists robs ― the mug has a dent
    ievīlēt zāģī robu ― to make a dent on a saw
  2. gap, flaw (also figuratively)
    robi zināšanās, mācībās ― gaps in (one's) knowledge, in (one's) education
    ap galdu tagad palieli robi, daļa viesu izgājuši ārā ― now there were gaps around the table, part of the guests had gone outside

Declension
Declension of robs (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) robs robi
accusative (akuzatīvs) robu robus
genitive (ģenitīvs) roba robu
dative (datīvs) robam robiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) robu robiem
locative (lokatīvs) robā robos
vocative (vokatīvs) rob robi

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 864-65
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