See also: oléj and òléj

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olějь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈolɛj]
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  • Rhymes: -olɛj

Noun

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olej m inan

  1. oil
    slunečnicový olejsunflower oil
    olivový olejolive oil
    rostlinný olejvegetable oil
    kokosový olejcoconut oil
    olej z tresčích jaterCod liver oil
    olej na vařeníCooking oil
    mazací olejlubricating oil
    motorový olejengine oil

Declension

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Further reading

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  • olej”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • olej”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • olej”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

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Polish

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olej

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olějь, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion), from Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon.

Noun

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olej m inan (diminutive olejek)

  1. oil (liquid fat)
    Hypernym: tłuszcz
  2. oil (oil produced from plants)
    Hyponym: oliwa
  3. (cooking) cooking oil
  4. motor oil
  5. (colloquial, painting) oil paint
    Synonym: farba olejna
  6. (colloquial, painting) oil painting (painting done with oil paints)
    Synonym: obraz olejny
Usage notes
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If further unqualified in everyday speech, it means either cooking oil or motor oil. This word never applies to crude oil; the word ropa or the phrase ropa naftowa is used instead.

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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olej

  1. second-person singular imperative of olać

Further reading

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