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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pokojь.
Pronunciation
Noun
поко́й • (pokój) m inan (genitive поко́я, nominative plural поко́и, genitive plural поко́ев)
- calm, rest, peace
- quiet
- old name of the letter п in the early Cyrillic alphabet
- apartment, room, chamber
- приёмный поко́й ― prijómnyj pokój ― admission department, admission room (in a hospital)
- поко́и императри́цы ― pokói imperatrícy ― living or private chambers of the empress
Declension
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