pokoj

See also: pokój

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpokoj]
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Noun

pokoj m inan

  1. room
    Synonym: (near synonym) místnost
    čistý pokoj ― clean room
    prostorný pokoj ― spacious room
    hotelový pokoj ― hotel room
    jediný pokoj ― single room
    Pronajala si pokoj. ― She's rented a room.
    Budu ten pokoj malovat. ― I'm going to paint the room.
  2. peace
    nechat... na pokoji ― to 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 pokoja ― day off work
    (physics) teleso v stave pokoja ― body in the state of rest (as opposed to motion)
  2. the state of peace and quiet
    nočný pokoj ― the quiet of the night
    odpočívaj v pokoji ― rest in peace
  3. the state without emotional disturbance
    duševný pokoj ― peace 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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