roj

See also: rój and röj

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rojь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈroj]

Noun

roj m

1. swarm

Derived terms

• rojnice
• rojník
• rojit
• vyrojit

Further reading

• roj in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• roj in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ráwčah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwčas, from Proto-Indo-European *léwk-os ~ *léwk-es-os, from *lewk- (“white, light, bright”). Compare Persian روز‎ (ruz), Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬀𐬥𐬙‎ (raocant, “shining”), 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬀𐬵‎ (raocah, “light”), Sanskrit रोचते (rocate, “to shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roːʒ/
• Rhymes: -oːʒ

Noun

roj f

1. Sun
2. day

Related terms

• ron

Descendants

• Central Kurdish: ڕۆژ‎ (roj)

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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.

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Marshallese

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [rʷɔtʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /rʷɛtʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {rʷej}

Noun

roj

1. an ebb tide

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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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

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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

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White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈɒ˥˧/

Noun

roj

1. fat

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Zazaki

Etymology

Related to Persian روز‎ (ruz).

Noun

roj ?

1. Sun
2. day