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кий

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Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyjь.

Noun

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кий (kijm (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
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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
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  • млат (mlat, bulgy tip of a tool)
  • топу́з (topúz, mace, head of a weapon)
  • тък (tǎk, pointy tip) (in general)
Derived terms
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nouns
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References

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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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кий (kijm

  1. (in cuesports) cue of a tapering stick
Declension
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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
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References

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

Itelmen

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Noun

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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

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  • 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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyjь.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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кий (kijm 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

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Descendants

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  • Yakut: кий (kiy)

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kyjь.

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Noun

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кий (kyjm inan (genitive ки́я, nominative plural ки́ї, genitive plural ки́їв)

  1. stick
    Synonyms: па́лиця (pálycja), па́лка (pálka)
  2. cue (straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in games such as billiards, snooker, and pool)

Declension

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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

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Yakut

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian кий (kij).

Noun

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кий (kiy)

  1. (billiards) (and related games) cue