алей

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алей

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olějь, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion), from Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon. Compare with Polish olej.

Noun

але́й • (aljéj) m 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
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

  1. genitive plural of але́я (aljéja)

References

  • “алей” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • “алей”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French allée.

Pronunciation

Noun

але́й • (aléj) m

  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 [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Noun

але́й • (aléj) f inan

  1. genitive plural of але́я (aléja)
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