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Slovak
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kľúč m inan (related adjective kľúčový or kľúčny, diminutive kľúčik)
- key
Declension
Declension of
kľúč (pattern
stroj)
Further reading
- “kľúč”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024