кленъ

кленъ

Old Ruthenian

кленъ

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic кленъ (klenŭ), from Proto-Slavic *klȅnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *klenas, from Proto-Indo-European *kl-eno-.[1][2][3][4] Cognate with Russian клён (kljon).

Noun

кленъ • (klen) m inan (related adjective клено́вый)

1. maple, maple tree

   Synonym: ꙗ́воръ (jávor)

Descendants

• Belarusian: клён (kljon)
• Ukrainian: клен (klen)

References

1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*klenъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 9 (*jьz – *klenьje), Moscow: Nauka, page 194
2. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “клен”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 458: “1”
3. Rudnyc'kyj, Jaroslav B. (1982), “клен”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language (in English), volume 2: Д – Ь, Ottawa: Ukr. Mohylo-Mazepian Acad. of Sciences & Ukr. Lang. Assoc., page 686: “MUk. кленъ (XVII c.)”
4. Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1989), “клён”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volume 5 (ка́яць – ліпя́нка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 59

Further reading

• Bulyka, A. M., editor (1996), “кленъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 15 (катъ – коречный), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 112
• Voitiv, H. V., editor (2008), “кленъ”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), issue 14 (к – конъюрация), Lviv: Krypiakevych I.U.S., →ISBN, page 117