klej

See also: kłej

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈklɛj]

Verb

klej

  1. second-person singular imperative of klít

Polish

Alternative forms
  • klij (dialectal)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /klɛj/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛj
  • Syllabification: klej

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish klej, klij, from Proto-Slavic *klějь, *klьjь or *kъlějь, *kъlьjь. Further etymology unclear. Perhaps derived from Proto-Indo-European *kol-. Possible cognates include Ancient Greek κόλλᾰ (kólla) and Middle Low German helen.

Noun

klej m inan

  1. glue (sticky adhesive substance)
    Synonyms: klajster, (rare) lepidło
Declension
Declension of klej
singular plural
nominative klej kleje
genitive kleju klejów
dative klejowi klejom
accusative klej kleje
instrumental klejem klejami
locative kleju klejach
vocative kleju kleje
adjective
noun
verb
Descendants
  • → Yiddish: קליי (kley)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

klej

  1. second-person singular imperative of kleić

Further reading
  • klej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • klej in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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