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Belarusian
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion). Cognate with Russian еле́й (jeléj), Ukrainian єле́й (jeléj). Doublet of але́й (aljéj).
Pronunciation
Noun
яле́й • (jaljéj) m inan (genitive яле́ю, nominative plural яле́і, genitive plural яле́яў, relational adjective яле́йны)
- chrism, holy oil
Declension
Declension of яле́й (inan soft masc-form accent-a)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “ялей”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “ялей” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org