улей
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ulьjь. Morphologically equivalent to Proto-Slavic *ula (“hollow”) + -ей (-ej).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈulɛj]
Noun
у́лей • (úlej) m
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | у́лей úlej |
у́леи úlei |
definite (subject form) |
у́леят úlejat |
у́леите úleite |
definite (object form) |
у́лея úleja | |
count form | — | у́лея úleja |
Related terms
- у́лица (úlica, “street”)
References
- “улей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “улей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ulьjь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈulʲɪj]
Audio: (file)
Noun
у́лей • (úlej) m inan (genitive у́лья, nominative plural у́льи, genitive plural у́льев, relational adjective уле́йный)
- hive, beehive
- 1913, Максим Горький, “IX”, in Детство; English translation from Ronald Wilks, transl., My Childhood, 1966:
- В детстве я представляю сам себя ульем, куда разные простые, серые люди сносили, как пчёлы, мёд своих знаний и дум о жизни, щедро обогащая душу мою, кто чем мог.
- V detstve ja predstavljaju sam sebja ulʹjem, kuda raznyje prostyje, seryje ljudi snosili, kak pčóly, mjod svoix znanij i dum o žizni, ščedro obogaščaja dušu moju, kto čem mog.
- In recalling my childhood I like to picture myself as a beehive to which various simple obscure people brought the honey of their knowledge and thoughts on life, generously enriching my character with their own experience.
Declension
Related terms
- у́лица f (úlica)
- Borrowed
Derived from alvus:
- альвео́ла f (alʹveóla)
See also
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “улей”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “улей”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.