Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/klьjь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Unclear.

Noun

*klьjь m

1. Alternative form of *klějь (“glue”)

   Synonym: *lěpъ

Inflection

Declension of *klьjь (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*klьjь	*klьja	*klьji
genitive	*klьja	*klьju	*klьjь
dative	*klьju	*klьjema	*klьjemъ
accusative	*klьjь	*klьja	*klьję̇
instrumental	*klьjьmь, *klьjemь*	*klьjema	*klьji
locative	*klьji	*klьju	*klьjixъ
vocative	*klьju	*klьja	*klьji

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Further reading

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*klьjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 20