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рой

рой

See also: рои and рој

Bulgarian

Noun

рой (roj) m

  1. A swarm, a host.
    • рой искри/капки — a shower of sparks/drops
    • рой птици a flight/flock of birds
    • рой пчели a swarm/cluster of bees

Inflection


Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [roj]

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic рои (roi), from Proto-Slavic *rojь (stream, current)

Noun

рой (roj) m inan (genitive ро́я, nominative plural рои́, genitive plural роёв)

  1. swarm
Declension
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Etymology 2

Verb

рой (roj)

  1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of рыть (rytʹ)