klucz
Kashubian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kľučь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kljaukjas, from Proto-Indo-European *klewk-yo-s, from *kle(h₂)uk-, an extended form of *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook, key, peg”).
Noun
klucz m
- key
Polish
klucz
klucz basowy
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kľučь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kljaukjas, from Proto-Indo-European *klewk-yo-s, from *kle(h₂)uk-, an extended form of *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook, key, peg”). Related to English clef.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klut͡ʂ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ut͡ʂ
- Syllabification: klucz
Noun
klucz m inan (diminutive kluczyk)
- key (object designed to open and close a lock)
- spanner, wrench
- (cryptography) key
- (music) clef
- klucz basowy ― bass clef
- klucz tenorowy ― tenor clef
- klucz wiolinowy ― treble clef
- (architecture) keystone
- Synonym: zwornik
- (military, aviation) flight (unit)
- (ornithology) V formation (V-shaped flight formation)
- (linguistics) radical (element of a logogram)
- Synonyms: pierwiastek, radykał
Declension
Declension of klucz
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | klucz | klucze |
| genitive | klucza | kluczy |
| dative | kluczowi | kluczom |
| accusative | klucz | klucze |
| instrumental | kluczem | kluczami |
| locative | kluczu | kluczach |
| vocative | kluczu | klucze |
Derived terms
- klucz dynamometryczny
- klucz francuski
- klucz nastawny
- klucznik
- kluczowy
- klucz prywatny
- klucz publiczny
- klucz skrzypcowy
- klucz szwedzki
- klucz wiolinowy
- pod klucz
- pod kluczem
- słowo klucz
Verb
klucz
- second-person singular imperative of kluczyć
Further reading
- klucz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- klucz in Polish dictionaries at PWN