úrad

See also: urad and úřad

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *urędъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːrat/, [ˈuːrat]
• Rhymes: -uːrat
• Hyphenation: ú‧rad

Noun

úrad m inan (relational adjective úradný, diminutive úradík)

1. office, bureau (a body that carries out legal regulations or other public functions and supervises their implementation)

   obecný úrad ― municipal office

   okresný úrad ― district office

   mestský úrad ― city hall

   daňový úrad ― tax office

   úrad vlády ― government office

   Úrad poslal list občanom. ― The office sent a letter to the citizens.

2. office, function, post (the duties or position associated with employment in an office)

   Ujal sa úradu po odstúpení predchádzajúceho ministra. ― He took over the office after the previous minister resigned.

3. office, office building (the physical space where an office operates)

   Ľudia čakali pred úradom. ― People were waiting in front of the office building.

Declension

Declension of úrad
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	úrad	úrady
genitive	úradu	úradov
dative	úradu	úradom
accusative	úrad	úrady
locative	úrade	úradoch
instrumental	úradom	úradmi

Derived terms

• úradne
• úradnosť

Further reading

• “úrad”, 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, 2003–2026