# ключ
## Belarusian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kľučь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kljaukjas, from Proto-Indo-European *klewk-yo-s, from *kle(h₂)uk-, an extended form of *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook, key, peg”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [klʲut͡ʂ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ключ • (ključ) m inan (genitive ключа́, nominative plural ключы́, genitive plural ключо́ў)
* key
* wrench, spanner, screw wrench
* clue, key
* (music) clef, key
* radical (in Chinese characters)

#### Declension

$^1$Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

### References

* “ключ” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

## Bulgarian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kľučь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kljaukjas, from Proto-Indo-European *klewk-yo-s, from *kle(h₂)uk-, an extended form of *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook, key, peg”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [klʲu̟t͡ʃ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ключ • (ključ) m
* key
* switch, circuit breaker
    Synonym: прекъсвач (prekǎsvač)
* keystone
* (music) clef, key, peg
* thole, thole-pin
* (figuratively) key, clue

#### Declension
## Komi-Zyrian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʎut͡ɕ/, [ˈkʎut͡ɕ]
* Hyphenation: ключ

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian ключ (ključ).

#### Noun

ключ • (kľuć)
* key

##### Declension

Possessive declension of ключ :

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian ключ (ključ).

#### Noun

ключ • (kľuć)
* spring, source

##### Declension

Possessive declension of ключ :

##### Synonyms

* мӧс (mös)

### References

* Bubrikh, Dmitry V. (1949) Грамматика литературного коми языка [Grammar of the literary Komi language] (in Russian), Leningrad: Zhdanov Leningrad State University, page 37
* L. M. Beznosikova, E. A. Ajbabina, R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 273

## Pannonian Rusyn
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak kľúč, from Proto-Slavic *kľučь. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn ключ (ključ) and Slovak kľúč.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkʎut͡ʃ]
* Rhymes: -ut͡ʃ
* Hyphenation: ключ

### Noun

ключ (ključ) m inan (diminutive ключик, related adjective ключни)
* key
* wrench, spanner
    Synonym: французки ключ (francuzki ključ)
* (figurative) key (a crucial requirement or component)
* (education) key (any collection of solutions, explanations, or summaries)
    Synonym: ришенє (rišenje)
* key (small guide explaining symbols or terminology, especially the legend on a map or chart)
* (music) clef
    гушльов ключ ― hušlʹov ključ ― treble clef (literally, “violin clef”)
* source, wellspring
    Synonym: жридло (žridlo)

#### Related terms

* виключни (viključni)
* заключни (zaključni)
* ключкасти (ključkasti)
* ключкаци (ključkaci)
* приключни (priključni)
* виключно (viključno)
* заключно (zaključno)
* заключенє n (zaključenje)
* заключок m inan (zaključok)
* ключар m pers (ključar)
* ключка f (ključka)
* ключова дзирка f (ključova dzirka)
* приключенє n (priključenje)
* приключок m inan (priključok)
* уключенє n (uključenje)
* уключованє n (uključovanje)
* виключиц pf (viključic)
* виключкац pf (viključkac)
* виключковац impf (viključkovac)
* виключовац impf (viključovac)
* заключиц pf (zaključic)
* заключовац impf (zaključovac)
* ключкац impf (ključkac)
* приключиц pf (priključic)
* приключовац impf (priključovac)
* уключиц pf (uključic)
* уключовац impf (uključovac)

### References

* Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “ключ”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “key”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 160
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “wrench”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 382

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* ключъ (ključ) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [klʲʉt͡ɕ]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kľučь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kljaukjas, from Proto-Indo-European *klewk-yo-s, from *kle(h₂)uk-, an extended form of *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook, key, peg”), whence English clef and close.

#### Noun

ключ • (ključ) m inan (genitive ключа́, nominative plural ключи́, genitive plural ключе́й, relational adjective ключево́й or клю́чный, diminutive клю́чик)
* key
* wrench, spanner, screw wrench
* clue, key
* (music) clef, key
* radical (in Chinese characters)
* (figuratively, usually with в (v)) way, vein (about the tone, character or manner of something)
    в том же ключе́ ― v tom že ključé ― in the same vein / along the same lines
    в э́том ключе́ ― v étom ključé ― in this/that vein/regard/context/way/manner

##### Descendants

* → Komi-Zyrian: ключ (kľuć)
* → Yakut: күлүүс (külüüs)
* → Yup'ik: kelucaq

##### See also

* замо́к m (zamók)
* запо́р m (zapór)
* затво́р m (zatvór)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

ключ • (ključ) m inan (genitive ключа́, nominative plural ключи́, genitive plural ключе́й, relational adjective ключево́й)
* spring, source (of water)

##### Related terms

* басо́вый ключ (basóvyj ključ)
* скрипи́чный ключ (skripíčnyj ključ)
* ключево́й (ključevój)
* клю́чник (kljúčnik), клю́чница (kljúčnica)
* га́ечный ключ (gáječnyj ključ)

##### Descendants

* → Komi-Zyrian: ключ (kľuć)

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kľučь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kljaukjas, from Proto-Indo-European *klewk-yo-s, from *kle(h₂)uk-, an extended form of *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook, key, peg”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [klʲut͡ʃ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ключ • (ključ) m inan (genitive ключа́, nominative plural ключі́, genitive plural ключі́в)
* key
* wrench, spanner, screw wrench
* clue, key
* (music) clef, key
* radical (in Chinese characters)

#### Declension
### References

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