pokōj

Silesian

Alternative forms

• pokůj (Steuer's Silesian Alphabet)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó

Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa

Proto-Slavic *po

Proto-Slavic *po-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁-

Proto-Slavic *kojь

Proto-Slavic *pokòjь

Old Polish pokój

Silesian pokōj

Inherited from Old Polish pokój.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.koj/

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• Rhymes: -ɔkoj
• Syllabification: po‧kōj

Noun

pokōj m inan

1. peace (state without worry)
2. peace (attitude of favor and reconciliation)
3. peace (time without war)
4. (politics) peace agreement (pact or arrangement to stop war)

Declension

Declension of pokōj

	singular	plural
nominative	pokōj	pokoje
genitive	pokoju	pokojōw
dative	pokojowi	pokojōm
accusative	pokōj	pokoje
instrumental	pokojym	pokojami/pokojōma
locative	pokoju	pokojach
vocative	pokoju	pokoje

Further reading

• pokōj in silling.org
• Bogdan Kallus (2020), “pokój”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 123
• Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022), “pokōj”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 115