roj

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈroj]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech roj, from Proto-Slavic *rojь.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Further reading

• “roj”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “roj”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “roj”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

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 inan

1. swarm (large number of insects)

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “roj”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “roj”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Pronunciation

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

Noun

roj

1. an ebb tide

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroc/

Verb

roj

1. (stative) to be finished

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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rojь.

Noun

rȏj m (Cyrillic spelling ро̑ј)

1. swarm

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rojь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɔj]

Noun

roj m inan (relational adjective rojový)

1. swarm

Further reading

• “roj”, 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, 2003–2025

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈɒ˥˧/

Noun

roj

1. fat

Etymology

Related to Northern Kurdish roj.

Noun

roj n

1. Sun
2. day