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 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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pokojь.

Noun

pokoj m inan (Cyrillic spelling покој)

  1. rest
  2. repose

Declension

Declension of pokoj
singular plural
nominative pokoj pokoji
genitive pokoja pokoja
dative pokoju pokojima
accusative pokoj pokoje
vocative pokoju pokoji
locative pokoju pokojima
instrumental pokojem pokojima

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pokojь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɔkɔj]

Noun

pokoj m inan (relational adjective pokojový)

  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

Declension

Declension of pokoj
(pattern stroj)
singularplural
nominativepokojpokoje
genitivepokojapokojov
dativepokojupokojom
accusativepokojpokoje
locativepokojipokojoch
instrumentalpokojompokojmi

Antonyms

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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, 2003–2025