See also: клеи

Bulgarian

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вещество клей

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klějь / *kъlějь. Dialectal doublet forms reflect *klьjь / *kъlьjь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [klɛj]
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Noun

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клей (klejm (relational adjective кле́яв, diminutive кле́ец)

  1. gluey substance
    1. hardened resin
    2. glue, paste
    3. (partially) thick slime, mire
  2. (botany) gum

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klějь.

Noun

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клей (klejm inan (genitive кле́я, nominative plural кле́и, genitive plural кле́ев)

  1. glue
    • 2006, Виктор Пелевин, “Энлиль”, in Empire V; English translation from Anthony Phillips, transl., Empire V, 2016:
      — Извините, но вы не его мама, – сказал он моим голосом. — Его мама сказала бы, что он этот клей нюхает.
      — Izvinite, no vy ne jevo mama, – skazal on moim golosom. — Jevo mama skazala by, što on etot klej njuxajet.
      ‘Excuse me, you are not his mama,’ the Tongue announced in my voice. ‘The only thing his real mother would have said would be to accuse him of sniffing the glue.’
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Armenian: կլեյ (kley)
  • Bezhta: кэлей (kelej)
  • Ingrian: kleja

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “клей”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

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Verb

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клей (klej)

  1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of кле́ить (kléitʹ)

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *kъlějь or *kъlьjь[1] or *klějь or *klьjь.[2] Cognate with Polish klej.[3]

Noun

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клей (klejm inan (genitive кле́ю, nominative plural кле́ї, genitive plural кле́їв, relational adjective клейови́й)

  1. glue
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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клей (klej)

  1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of кле́їти (kléjity)

References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “клей”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*klějь; *klьjь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 224
  3. ^ klej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN

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