stoj

See also: stój, støj, and Stój

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stɔj]

Verb

stoj

1. inflection of stojaś:
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

stoj (Cyrillic spelling стој)

1. second-person singular imperative of stàjati

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɔj/, [ˈstɔɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ɔj

Etymology 1

Deverbal from stáť (“to stand”).

Noun

stoj m inan

1. (rare) standing, upright position (the vertical position of the body)

   Antonyms: ľah, sed

   Oči sa nám únavou zatvárali, takmer sme v stoji zaspali. ― Our eyes were closing from fatigue; we almost fell asleep while standing.

2. (gymnastics) stand (a specific position in gymnastics or physical education)

   stoj na rukách ― handstand

   stoj na hlave ― headstand

   stoj rozkročmo ― straddle stand

Declension

Declension of stoj
(pattern stroj)

	singular	plural
nominative	stoj	stoje
genitive	stoja	stojov
dative	stoju	stojom
accusative	stoj	stoje
locative	stoji	stojoch
instrumental	stojom	stojmi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

stoj

1. second-person singular imperative of stáť

Further reading

• “stoj”, 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

Swedish

Noun

stoj n

1. (boisterous) commotion, ruckus

Usage notes

Think small children playing.

Declension

Declension of stoj

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stoj	stojs
	definite	stojet	stojets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• stoja
• stojig

References

• “stoj”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “stoj”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)