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ключ

ключ

See also: клуч and кључ

Bulgarian

Noun

ключ (ključ) m

  1. key
  2. switch, circuit breaker
  3. keystone
  4. (music) clef, key, peg
  5. thole, thole-pin
  6. (figuratively) key, clue

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (switch): прекъсвач

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ključь, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors). Cognate with Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, key) and Latin clāvis (key).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [klʲʉt͡ɕ]

Etymology 1

Noun

ключ (ključ) m inan (genitive ключа́, nominative plural ключи́, genitive plural ключе́й)

  1. key
  2. wrench, spanner, **** wrench
  3. clue, key
  4. (music) clef, key
  5. spring, source
  6. radical (in Chinese characters)
See also
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

ключ (ključ) m inan (genitive ключа́, nominative plural ключи́, genitive plural ключе́й)

  1. spring, source (of water)
Declension

Related terms

  • басовый ключ (basovyj ključ)
  • ключево́й (ključevój)
  • ключник (ključnik)
  • ключница (ključnica)
  • гаечный ключ (gaječnyj ključ)
  • скрипичный ключ (skripičnyj ključ)