odboj

See also: odbój

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech otboj, from Proto-Slavic *otъbojь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈodboj]

Noun

odboj m inan

1. resistance (armed opposition to regime or rulers)

Declension

Declension of odboj (soft masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	odboj	odboje
genitive	odboje	odbojů
dative	odboji	odbojům
accusative	odboj	odboje
vocative	odboji	odboje
locative	odboji	odbojích
instrumental	odbojem	odboji

Derived terms

• odbojář

Further reading

• “odboj”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “odboj”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “odboj”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Old Slovak

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *étider.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ati

Proto-Slavic *otъ

Proto-Slavic *otъ-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-

Proto-Balto-Slavic *bī́ˀtei

Proto-Slavic *biti

Proto-Slavic *otъbitideverb.

Proto-Slavic *otъbojь

Old Slovak odboj

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otъbojь. By surface analysis, deverbal from odbiť.

Verb

odboj m inan

1. resistance, rebellion, opposition (a violent or sharp resistance against someone or something)
   • 18th c., PD 18. st. In: Historický slovník slovenského jazyka (Bratislava: Veda, 2000):

     opugnatio: odbog, ssturm

     an assault: odboj (resistance), storming

Descendants

• Slovak: odboj

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “odboj”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Slovak

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *étider.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ati

Proto-Slavic *otъ

Proto-Slavic *otъ-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-

Proto-Balto-Slavic *bī́ˀtei

Proto-Slavic *biti

Proto-Slavic *otъbitideverb.

Proto-Slavic *otъbojь

Old Slovak odboj

Slovak odboj

Inherited from Old Slovak odboj. By surface analysis, deverbal from odbiť.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔdbɔj/, [ˈɔdbɔɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ɔdbɔj
• Hyphenation: od‧boj

Noun

odboj m inan (relational adjective odbojový)

1. resistance, insurgency, underground (organized collective opposition against a ruling regime or occupation)

   Synonyms: vzbura, odpor

   Mnoho mladých ľudí vtedy riskovalo životy, keď sa tajne pridali k domácemu odboju. ― Many young people risked their lives back then when they secretly joined the domestic resistance.

2. rebellion, revolt, defiance (active resistance against established orders, authority, or injustice)

   Synonyms: vzdor, revolta

   Umelec vyjadril svoj odboj proti konvenciám prostredníctvom provokatívnych malieb. ― The artist expressed his rebellion against conventions through provocative paintings.

Declension

Declension of odboj
(pattern stroj)

	singular	plural
nominative	odboj	odboje
genitive	odboja	odbojov
dative	odboju	odbojom
accusative	odboj	odboje
locative	odboji	odbojoch
instrumental	odbojom	odbojmi

Further reading

• “odboj”, 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