roj

See also: rój and röj

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈroj]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

roj m inan

1. swarm

Declension

Declension of roj (soft masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	roj	roje
genitive	roje	rojů
dative	roji	rojům
accusative	roj	roje
vocative	roji	roje
locative	roji	rojích
instrumental	rojem	roji

Derived terms

• druhoroj
• poroj
• prvoroj
• rojnice
• rojník

Related terms

• rojit
• vyrojit

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

roj

1. second-person singular imperative of rojit

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), 2008–2026

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): /ˈrɔj/
• Rhymes: -ɔj
• Syllabification: roj

Noun

roj m inan

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

• 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

Marshallese

Pronunciation

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

Noun

roj

1. an ebb tide

References

• Abo, Takaji; Bender Byron W.; Capelle, Alfred; DeBrum, Tony (2009–), “roj”, in Marshallese–English Online Dictionary‎^[1]

Mokilese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroc/

Verb

roj

1. (stative) to be finished

Derived terms

• koarjoa

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P.; Albert, Salich Y. (1977), Mokilese-English Dictionary‎^[2], Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 225

Northern 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

Central Kurdish	ڕۆژ (roj)

roj f

1. Sun
2. day

Derived terms

• rojava
• rojhilat

Related terms

• ron

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rojь.

Noun

rȏj m inan (Cyrillic spelling ро̑ј)

1. swarm

Declension

Declension of roj

	singular	plural
nominative	rȏj	ròjevi
genitive	rȍja	rȍjēvā
dative	rȍju	ròjevima
accusative	rȏj	ròjeve
vocative	rȍju	rȍjevi
locative	ròju	ròjevima
instrumental	rȍjem	ròjevima

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rojь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔj/, [ˈrɔɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ɔj

Noun

roj m inan (relational adjective rojový)

1. swarm

Declension

Declension of roj
(pattern stroj)

	singular	plural
nominative	roj	roje
genitive	roja	rojov
dative	roju	rojom
accusative	roj	roje
locative	roji	rojoch
instrumental	rojom	rojmi

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, 2003–2026

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈɒ˥˧/

Noun

roj

1. fat

Zazaki

Etymology

Related to Northern Kurdish roj.

Noun

roj n

1. Sun
2. day