roj

See also: rój and röj

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rojь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈroj]

Noun

roj m

  1. swarm

Derived terms

Kurdish

Etymology

Related to Persian روز‎ (ruz). From Proto-Indo-Iranian, ultimately from a derivative of the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- (“white, light, bright”). Compare Avestan raočant- ("shining"), raočah ("light"), Sanskrit रोचते (rocate, “to shine”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɾoʒ/

Noun

roj f

  1. Sun
  2. day

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rojь. Cognate with Upper Sorbian rój, Polish rój, Czech roj, Serbo-Croatian rȏj, and Russian рой (roj).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rɔj/

Noun

roj m

  1. swarm (large number of insects)

Declension
Declension of roj
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative roj roja roje
Genitive roja rojowu rojow
Dative rojoju rojoma rojam
Accusative roj roja roje
Instrumental rojom rojoma rojami
Locative roju rojoma rojach

Further reading
  • roj in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
  • roj in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rojь.

Noun

rȏj m (Cyrillic spelling ро̑ј)

  1. swarm

Declension
Declension of roj
singular plural
nominative rȏj ròjevi
genitive rȍja rojeva
dative roju rojevima
accusative roj rojeve
vocative roje rojevi
locative roju rojevima
instrumental rojem rojevima

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rojь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔj/

Noun

roj m (genitive singular roja, nominative plural roje, genitive plural rojov, declension pattern of stroj)

  1. swarm

Declension
Declension of roj
singular plural
nominative roj roje
genitive roja rojov
dative roju rojom
accusative roj roje
locative roji rojoch
instrumental rojom rojmi

Derived terms
  • rojový

Further reading
  • roj in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

White Hmong

Noun

roj

  1. fat

Zazaki

Etymology

Related to Persian روز‎ (ruz).

Noun

roj ?

  1. Sun
  2. day
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