# клей
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [klɛj]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

клей • (klej) m (relational adjective кле́яв, diminutive кле́ец)
* gluey substance
** hardened resin
** glue, paste
** (partially) thick slime, mire
* (botany) gum

#### Alternative forms

* клий (klij) — dialectal

#### Derived terms

* 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”)

#### Related terms

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

### References

* “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), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 428

## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [klʲej]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klějь.

#### Noun

клей • (klej) m inan (genitive кле́я, nominative plural кле́и, genitive plural кле́ев, relational adjective клеево́й)
* 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.’

##### Related terms

* клееварение n (klejevarenije)
* клеёнка f (klejónka)
* кле́ить impf (kléitʹ)
* кле́иться impf (kléitʹsja)
* кле́йкий (kléjkij)
* клейкови́на f (klejkovína)
* накле́йка f (nakléjka)
* раскле́иться pf (raskléitʹsja)

##### Descendants

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

#### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “клей”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
* Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “клей”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 400

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

клей • (klej)
* second-person singular imperative imperfective of кле́ить (kléitʹ)

## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kɫɛi̯]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛi̯
* Hyphenation: клей

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kъlějь or *kъlьjь or *klějь or *klьjь. Cognate with Polish klej.

#### Noun

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

##### Derived terms

* кле́їти impf (kléjity)
* клейки́й (klejkýj)
* клейкови́на (klejkovýna)

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

клей • (klej)
* second-person singular imperative imperfective of кле́їти (kléjity)

### References

* ↑ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “клей”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* ↑ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*klějь; *klьjь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 224
* ↑ klej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN

### Further reading

* 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)