каляя

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolěja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kalʲaˈja]

Noun

каляя́ • (kaljajá) f inan (genitive каляі́, nominative plural кале́і, genitive plural кале́яў or кале́й)

1. rail track
2. rut, wheel trail

Declension

Declension of каляя́ (inan soft fem-form accent-d irreg-plstem)

	singular	plural
nominative	каляя́ kaljajá	кале́і kaljéi
genitive	каляі́ kaljaí	кале́яў, кале́й kaljéjaŭ, kaljéj
dative	каляі́ kaljaí	кале́ям kaljéjam
accusative	каляю́ kaljajú	кале́і kaljéi
instrumental	каляёй, каляёю kaljajój, kaljajóju	кале́ямі kaljéjami
locative	каляі́ kaljaí	кале́ях kaljéjax
count form	—	каляі́1 kaljaí1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “каляя”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “каляя” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org