алей
Belarusian edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olějь, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion), from Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon. Compare with Polish olej.
Noun edit
але́й • (aljéj) m inan (genitive але́ю, nominative plural але́і, genitive plural але́яў)
- oil (oil produced from plants)
- oil (liquid fat)
- Hypernym: тлу́шч (tlúšč)
- holy oil, chrism
- Synonym: яле́й (jaljéj)
Usage notes edit
If further unqualified in everyday speech, it means cooking oil. Motor oil is алі́ва (alíva). Crude oil is на́фта (náfta).
Declension edit
Declension of але́й (inan soft masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | але́й aljéj |
але́і aljéi |
| genitive | але́ю aljéju |
але́яў aljéjaŭ |
| dative | але́ю aljéju |
але́ям aljéjam |
| accusative | але́й aljéj |
але́і aljéi |
| instrumental | але́ем aljéjem |
але́ямі aljéjami |
| locative | але́і aljéi |
але́ях aljéjax |
| count form | — | але́і1 aljéi1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
але́й • (aljéj) f inan
References edit
- “алей” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “алей”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
але́й • (aléj) m
Declension edit
Declension of але́й
References edit
- “алей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Ukrainian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
але́й • (aléj) f inan