ялей
Belarusian
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion). Cognate with Russian еле́й (jeléj), Ukrainian єле́й (jeléj). Doublet of але́й (aljéj).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jaˈlʲej]
- Rhymes: -ej
- Hyphenation: ялей
Noun
яле́й • (jaljéj) m inan (genitive яле́ю, nominative plural яле́і, genitive plural яле́яў, relational adjective яле́йны)
Declension
Declension of яле́й (inan soft masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | яле́й jaljéj |
яле́і jaljéi |
| genitive | яле́ю jaljéju |
яле́яў jaljéjaŭ |
| dative | яле́ю jaljéju |
яле́ям jaljéjam |
| accusative | яле́й jaljéj |
яле́і jaljéi |
| instrumental | яле́ем jaljéjem |
яле́ямі jaljéjami |
| locative | яле́і jaljéi |
яле́ях jaljéjax |
| count form | — | яле́і1 jaljéi1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “ялей”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “ялей” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org