robs

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English

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Verb

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robs

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rob

Anagrams

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Latvian

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Etymology

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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

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robs m (1st declension)

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

Declension

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References

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