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pokoj

покој

/pǒkoj/ · masc.

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NOUN
  1. formal rest; repose; peace
    Neka počiva u večnom pokoju. — May he rest in eternal peace.
    Želeli su mu večni pokoj. — They wished him eternal rest.

Mostly used in set phrases about the dead: večni pokoj, pokoj mu duši. For the living Serbian usually uses mir instead: Russian «не даёт мне покоя» is ne da mi mira.

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  • pokoj mu duši — may he rest in peace
    Moj deda, pokoj mu duši, voleo je da peca. — My grandfather, may he rest in peace, loved fishing.
Declension, masc.
singularplural
Nom.pokojpokoji
Gen.pokojapokoja
Dat.pokojupokojima
Acc.pokojpokoje
Voc.pokojupokoji
Ins.pokojempokojima
Loc.pokojupokojima
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