коляй

Pannonian Rusyn

Alternative forms

• коляя (koljaja)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak koľaj, from Proto-Slavic *kolěja. Cognate with Polish kolej and Slovak koľaj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔʎaj]
• Rhymes: -ɔʎaj
• Hyphenation: ко‧ляй

Noun

коляй (koljaj) f

1. rut, groove
2. railroad gauge

Declension

Declension of коляй

	singular	plural
nominative	коляй koljaj	коляї koljaji
genitive	коляї koljaji	коляйох koljajox
dative	коляї koljaji	коляйом koljajom
accusative	коляй koljaj	коляї koljaji
instrumental	коляю koljaju	коляями koljajami
locative	коляї koljaji	коляйох koljajox
vocative	коляй / коляї koljaj / koljaji	коляї koljaji

Derived terms

nouns

• коляйопреводнїк m pers (koljajoprevodnjik)
• коляйопреводнїца f (koljajoprevodnjica)

 

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “коляй”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy