алей
Belarusian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aˈlʲej]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ej
- Hyphenation: алей
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Ruthenian олѣ́й (olě́j),[1] from Old East Slavic олѣи (olěi), from Proto-Slavic *olějь, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion), from Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon.[2] Compare with Polish olej.
Doublet of яле́й (jaljéj).
Noun
але́й • (aljéj) m inan (genitive але́ю, nominative plural але́і, genitive plural але́яў)
- oil (oil produced from plants)
- oil (liquid fat)
- Hypernym: тлу́шч (tlúšč)
- holy oil, chrism
- Synonym: яле́й (jaljéj)
Usage notes
If further unqualified in everyday speech, it means cooking oil. Motor oil is алі́ва (alíva). Crude oil is на́фта (náfta).
Declension
Declension of але́й (inan soft masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | але́й aljéj |
але́і aljéi |
| genitive | але́ю aljéju |
але́яў aljéjaŭ |
| dative | але́ю aljéju |
але́ям aljéjam |
| accusative | але́й aljéj |
але́і aljéi |
| instrumental | але́ем aljéjem |
але́ямі aljéjami |
| locative | але́і aljéi |
але́ях aljéjax |
| count form | — | але́і1 aljéi1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Etymology 2
Noun
але́й • (aljéj) f inan
- genitive plural of але́я (aljéja)
References
- ^ Bulyka, A. M., editor (2002), “олей, алей”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 22 (оддыханье – ость), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 190
- ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “але́й”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 105
Further reading
- “алей” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- "алей" in Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984) at Verbum
Bulgarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈlɛj]
Audio: (file)
Noun
але́й • (aléj) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | але́й aléj |
але́и aléi |
| definite (subject form) |
але́ят aléjat |
але́ите aléite |
| definite (object form) |
але́я aléja | |
| count form | — | але́я aléja |
References
- “алей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈɫɛi̯]
Noun
але́й • (aléj) f inan
- genitive plural of але́я (aléja)