pokoj

See also: pokój

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech pokoj, from Proto-Slavic *pokojь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpokoj]
  • (file)

Noun

pokoj m inan

  1. room
    Synonym: (near synonym) místnost
    čistý pokojclean room
    prostorný pokojspacious room
    hotelový pokojhotel room
    jediný pokojsingle room
    Pronajala si pokoj.She's rented a room.
    Budu ten pokoj malovat.I'm going to paint the room.
  2. peace
    nechat... na pokojito leave... in peace/alone
    Chci, abys mě nechal na pokoji.I just want you to leave me alone.

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Further reading

  • pokoj in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • pokoj in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • pokoj in Internetová jazyková příručka

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pokojь.

Noun

pokoj m (Cyrillic spelling покој)

  1. rest
  2. repose

Declension

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pokojь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔkɔj/

Noun

pokoj m inan (genitive singular pokoja, nominative plural pokoje, genitive plural pokojov, declension pattern of stroj)

  1. the state without movement or activity, rest
    deň pracovného pokojaday off work
    (physics) teleso v stave pokojabody in the state of rest (as opposed to motion)
  2. the state of peace and quiet
    nočný pokojthe quiet of the night
    odpočívaj v pokojirest in peace
  3. the state without emotional disturbance
    duševný pokojpeace of mind
    Daj mi pokoj!Leave me alone!
  4. any type of peace except for the formal state of no war, which is mier

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See also

Further reading

  • pokoj”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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