úrad

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *urędъ.

• IPA^(key): /uːrat/, [ˈuːrat]
• Rhymes: -uːrat
• Hyphenation: ú‧rad

úrad m inan (relational adjective úradný, diminutive úradík)

1. office, bureau (a body that carries out legal regulations or other public functions and supervises their implementation)

   obecný úrad ― municipal office

   okresný úrad ― district office

   mestský úrad ― city hall

   daňový úrad ― tax office

   úrad vlády ― government office

   Úrad poslal list občanom. ― The office sent a letter to the citizens.

2. office, function, post (the duties or position associated with employment in an office)

   Ujal sa úradu po odstúpení predchádzajúceho ministra. ― He took over the office after the previous minister resigned.

3. office, office building (the physical space where an office operates)

   Ľudia čakali pred úradom. ― People were waiting in front of the office building.

• úradne
• úradnosť

• “úrad”, 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