клей

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

• IPA^(key): [klɛj]

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клей • (klej) m (relational adjective кле́яв, diminutive кле́ец)

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

• клий (klij) — dialectal

• кле́я (kléja, “to coat with resin, slime”) (causative interative)
• клея́сам pf (klejásam), клея́свам impf (klejásvam, “to leaven”)
• кле́йник (kléjnik, “leavened dough/bread”) (dialectal)
• кле́ест (kléest), кле́ист (kléist, “gluey”)

• кли́са (klísa, “china clay”) (possibly)

• “клей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “клей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1897) “клѣй”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 375
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “клей”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 428

• IPA^(key): [klʲej]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klějь.

клей • (klej) m 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.’

• → Armenian: կլեյ (kley)
• → Bezhta: кэлей (kelej)
• → Ingrian: kleja

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

клей • (klej)

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

• IPA^(key): [kɫɛi̯]

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

клей • (klej) m inan (genitive кле́ю, nominative plural кле́ї, genitive plural кле́їв, relational adjective клейови́й)

1. glue

клей • (klej)

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

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “клей”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “клей”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “клей”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “клей”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)