bojkot

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English boycott, named after English evicting land agent in Ireland Captain Charles Cunningham Boycott, who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔjkɔt/

Noun

bojkot m

  1. boycott

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. "bojkot" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English boycott, named after English evicting land agent in Ireland Captain Charles Cunningham Boycott, who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔj.kɔt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔjkɔt
  • Syllabification: boj‧kot

Noun

bojkot m inan

  1. boycott
    Synonym: ostracyzm

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • bojkotowy
verbs

Further reading

  • bojkot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bojkot in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From English boycott.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǒjkot/
  • Hyphenation: boj‧kot

Noun

bòjkot m (Cyrillic spelling бо̀јкот)

  1. boycott

Declension

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