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rubat

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Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech rúbati, rubati, from Proto-Slavic *rǫbati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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rubat impf

  1. (dated) to chop, to cut
    Synonyms: sekat, kácet
    Jal se hned mečem roubat stromky a proutí.
    He started chopping trees and twigs.
    Šavle rubala do těl.
    The sabre was cutting into bodies.
  2. (literary) to fight, to kill
    Synonym: pobíjet
    Sedláci rubali šlechtu.
    The peasants were slaughtering the nobility.

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Further reading

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  • rubati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • rubati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • rubat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)