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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *klinъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
клин • (klin) m
- wedge, key, cotter, cleat
- gore, gusset
- (military) spearhead
- skiing trousers, leggings
Declension
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klinъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
клин • (klin) m (plural клинови, relational adjective клинест)
- wedge
- nail
Declension
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klinъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
клин • (klin) m inan (genitive кли́на, nominative plural кли́нья, genitive plural кли́ньев)
- wedge
- боро́дка кли́ном ― boródka klínom ― wedge-shaped beard
- field, area
- посевно́й клин ― posevnój klin ― sowing area
- (cloth) gusset
- (architecture) quoin
- клин кли́ном вышиба́ют ― klin klínom vyšibájut ― like cures like
- stupor
- Synonym: сту́пор (stúpor)
Declension
Descendants
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klinъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
кли̏н m (Latin spelling klȉn)
- wedge
- nail (spike-shaped metal fastener)
Declension
Further reading
- “клин”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024