robo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "robo"

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊbəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊboʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊbəʊ

Noun

robo (plural robos)

1. (informal) A robot.

   I am not a robo.

Anagrams

• -boro, Boro, OBOR, boor, boro, boro-, broo

Asturian

Verb

robo

1. first-person singular present indicative of robar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈro̞.βu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈrɔ.bo]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈrɔ.βu]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ˈrɔ.βo]

Verb

robo

1. first-person singular present indicative of robar

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrobo]

Noun

robo f

1. vocative singular of roba

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from French robe. Doublet of rabi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrobo/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -obo
• Syllabification: ro‧bo

Noun

robo (accusative singular robon, plural roboj, accusative plural robojn)

1. dress (woman's garment)

Further reading

• “robo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “robo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrobo/, [ˈro̞bo̞]
• Rhymes: -obo
• Syllabification^(key): ro‧bo
• Hyphenation^(key): ro‧bo

Noun

robo

1. clipping of robotti

Declension

Inflection of robo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		robo	robot
genitive		robon	robojen
partitive		roboa	roboja
illative		roboon	roboihin
		singular	plural
nominative		robo	robot
accusative	nom.	robo	robot
	gen.	robon
genitive		robon	robojen
partitive		roboa	roboja
inessive		robossa	roboissa
elative		robosta	roboista
illative		roboon	roboihin
adessive		robolla	roboilla
ablative		robolta	roboilta
allative		robolle	roboille
essive		robona	roboina
translative		roboksi	roboiksi
abessive		robotta	roboitta
instructive		—	roboin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of robo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative roboni roboni accusative nom. roboni roboni gen. roboni genitive roboni robojeni partitive roboani robojani inessive robossani roboissani elative robostani roboistani illative robooni roboihini adessive robollani roboillani ablative roboltani roboiltani allative robolleni roboilleni essive robonani roboinani translative robokseni roboikseni abessive robottani roboittani instructive — — comitative — roboineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative robosi robosi accusative nom. robosi robosi gen. robosi genitive robosi robojesi partitive roboasi robojasi inessive robossasi roboissasi elative robostasi roboistasi illative roboosi roboihisi adessive robollasi roboillasi ablative roboltasi roboiltasi allative robollesi roboillesi essive robonasi roboinasi translative roboksesi roboiksesi abessive robottasi roboittasi instructive — — comitative — roboinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative robomme robomme accusative nom. robomme robomme gen. robomme genitive robomme robojemme partitive roboamme robojamme inessive robossamme roboissamme elative robostamme roboistamme illative roboomme roboihimme adessive robollamme roboillamme ablative roboltamme roboiltamme allative robollemme roboillemme essive robonamme roboinamme translative roboksemme roboiksemme abessive robottamme roboittamme instructive — — comitative — roboinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative robonne robonne accusative nom. robonne robonne gen. robonne genitive robonne robojenne partitive roboanne robojanne inessive robossanne roboissanne elative robostanne roboistanne illative roboonne roboihinne adessive robollanne roboillanne ablative roboltanne roboiltanne allative robollenne roboillenne essive robonanne roboinanne translative roboksenne roboiksenne abessive robottanne roboittanne instructive — — comitative — roboinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative robonsa robonsa accusative nom. robonsa robonsa gen. robonsa genitive robonsa robojensa partitive roboaan roboansa robojaan robojansa inessive robossaan robossansa roboissaan roboissansa elative robostaan robostansa roboistaan roboistansa illative roboonsa roboihinsa adessive robollaan robollansa roboillaan roboillansa ablative roboltaan roboltansa roboiltaan roboiltansa allative robolleen robollensa roboilleen roboillensa essive robonaan robonansa roboinaan roboinansa translative robokseen roboksensa roboikseen roboiksensa abessive robottaan robottansa roboittaan roboittansa instructive — — comitative — roboineen roboinensa

Further reading

• “robo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 14 May 2026

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto robo, French robe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrobo/

Noun

robo (plural robi)

1. dress (woman's garment)

Japanese

Romanization

robo

1. Rōmaji transcription of ろぼ

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.bɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔbɔ
• Syllabification: ro‧bo

Noun

robo f

1. vocative singular of roba

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrobo/ [ˈro.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -obo
• Syllabification: ro‧bo

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-?

Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-der.

Proto-Germanic *raubōną

Frankish *raubōnbor.

Late Latin raubāre

Spanish robardeverb.

Spanish robo

Deverbal from robar.

Noun

robo m (plural robos)

1. robbery, theft

   Synonyms: atraco, hurto

Derived terms

• antirrobo
• robo a mano armada

Etymology 2

Verb

robo

1. first-person singular present indicative of robar

Further reading

• “robo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رُبْع (rubʕ).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

robo class IX (plural robo class X)

1. one-fourth; a quarter

Usage notes

See also Appendix:Swahili numbers#Fractions for more.

Derived terms

• kasa robo