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Czech
Pronunciation
Verb
klej
- second-person singular imperative of klít
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɛj/
- Rhymes: -ɛj
- Syllabification: klej
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Polish klej, klij, from Proto-Slavic *klějь, *klьjь or *kъlějь, *kъlьjь. Further etymology unclear. Perhaps derived from Proto-Indo-European *kol-. Possible cognates include Ancient Greek κόλλᾰ (kólla) and Middle Low German helen.
Noun
klej m inan
- glue (sticky adhesive substance)
- Synonyms: klajster, (rare) lepidło
Declension
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
klej
- second-person singular imperative of kleić
Further reading
- klej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- klej in Polish dictionaries at PWN