алей

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алей

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ej
  • Hyphenation: алей

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Ruthenian олѣ́й (olě́j), from Old East Slavic олѣи (olěi), from Proto-Slavic *olějь, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion), from Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon. Compare with Polish olej.

Doublet of яле́й (jaljéj).

Noun

але́й (aljéjm inan (genitive але́ю, nominative plural але́і, genitive plural але́яў)

  1. oil (oil produced from plants)
  2. oil (liquid fat)
    Hypernym: тлу́шч (tlúšč)
  3. 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

Etymology 2

Noun

але́й (aljéjf inan

  1. genitive plural of але́я (aljéja)

References

  1. ^ Bulyka, A. M., editor (2002), “олей, алей”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), numbers 22 (оддыханье – ость), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 190
  2. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “але́й”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 105

Further reading

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French allée.

Pronunciation

Noun

але́й (aléjm

  1. (archaic) alternative form of але́я (aléja, allée)

Declension

Declension of але́й
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 (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Noun

але́й (aléjf inan

  1. genitive plural of але́я (aléja)