кий

See also: кии

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kij]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyjь.

Noun

кий • (kij) m (obsolete)

1. prong, tine (pointy tip of a weapon or a tool)

   За какъв кий е това? (idiom)

   Za kakǎv kij e tova?

   For what sake is this? / What is the point of this?

2. pointy tool, stick, rode

Declension

Declension of кий

	singular	plural
indefinite	кий kij	ки́еве kíeve
definite (subject form)	ки́ят kíjat	ки́евете kíevete
definite (object form)	ки́я kíja
count form	—	ки́я kíja

Coordinate terms

• млат (mlat, “bulgy tip of a tool”)
• топу́з (topúz, “mace, head of a weapon”)
• тък (tǎk, “pointy tip”) (in general)

Derived terms

nouns

• (diminutive) ки́ец (kíec)
• (instrumental) ки́як (kíjak)
• (instrumental) кию́га (kijúga)
• кия́вица (kijávica)
• кия́вка (kijávka)
• кия́нец (kijánec)

 

Related terms

• ки́вам (kívam, “to swing, to wink”)
• ки́дам (kídam, “to toss, to shoot a projectile”)

References

• Nayden Gerov (1897) “кꙑ́ꙗкъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 442
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кий”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 355

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian кий (kij), genetically cognate with Etymology 1, but semantically influenced by French queue (whence also English cue).

Noun

кий • (kij) m

1. (in cuesports) cue of a tapering stick

Declension

Declension of кий

	singular	plural
indefinite	кий kij	ки́еве kíeve
definite (subject form)	ки́ят kíjat	ки́евете kíevete
definite (object form)	ки́я kíja
count form	—	ки́я kíja

Coordinate terms

• ще́ка (štéka, “cue stick”)

References

• “кий”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Itelmen

Noun

кий (kij) (plural кийэʼн, locative singular кийэнк)

1. river

   Потом кий тмалк. А кийэнк ныйныԓ нәњчэ’н.

   Also the river was near. There were many fish in the river.

References

• E. Kasten, M. Dürr (2015). Itelmen texts : a preliminary linguistic analysis
• M. Dürr, M. Risler, D. Kester, M. Krauss, A. Volodin, E. Kasten, K. Khaloymova, J. Bobalik, Ch. Ono (2021). Полный ительменско-русский словарь

Russian

кий

Alternative forms

• кій (kij) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyjь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲij]

Noun

кий • (kij) m inan (genitive ки́я or кия́, nominative plural кии́, genitive plural киёв)

1. (dated) stick

   Synonym: па́лка (pálka)

2. cue (straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in games such as billiards, snooker, and pool)
   • 1924, Михаил Булгаков [Mikhail Bulgakov], “XI. Парфорсное кино и бездна”, in Дьяволиада; English translation from K. M. Cook-Horujy, transl., Diaboliad, Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1990:

     Сло́вно по сигна́лу, игроки́ поброса́ли кии́ и гусько́м, топоча́, ки́нулись в боковы́е две́ри.

     Slóvno po signálu, igrokí pobrosáli kií i gusʹkóm, topočá, kínulisʹ v bokovýje dvéri.

     As if in response to a signal, the players flung down their cues and scrambled hurriedly through the side door with a clatter.

Declension

Declension of кий (inan masc-form i-stem accent-c/b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ки́й kíj	кии́ kií
genitive	ки́я, кия́ kíja, kijá	киёв kijóv
dative	ки́ю, кию́ kíju, kijú	кия́м kijám
accusative	ки́й kíj	кии́ kií
instrumental	ки́ем, киём kíjem, kijóm	кия́ми kijámi
prepositional	ки́и, кие́ kíi, kijé	кия́х kijáx

Descendants

• → Yakut: кий (kiy)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kyjь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɪi̯]

Noun

кий • (kyj) m inan (genitive ки́я, nominative plural ки́ї, genitive plural ки́їв)

1. stick

   Synonyms: па́лиця (pálycja), па́лка (pálka)

Declension

Declension of кий (inan j-stem masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	кий kyj	ки́ї kýji
genitive	ки́я kýja	ки́їв kýjiv
dative	ки́ю, ки́єві kýju, kýjevi	ки́ям kýjam
accusative	кий kyj	ки́ї kýji
instrumental	ки́єм kýjem	ки́ями kýjamy
locative	ки́ю, ки́єві, ки́ї kýju, kýjevi, kýji	ки́ях kýjax
vocative	ки́ю kýju	ки́ї kýji

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “кий”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “кий”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кий (kij).

Noun

кий • (kiy)

1. (billiards) (and related games) cue