kij

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kī̆-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keh₂i-, *(s)keih₂- 'to beat, cuff, poke'. Cognate to Latin caio (“to cut, hew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kij/

Verb

kij (first-person singular past tense kiva, participle ki(m))

1. to cut, hew, weed

Related terms

• qeth

Alternative forms

• qij

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kyjь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲij]

Noun

kij m

1. stick (piece of wood)

Declension

Declension of kij

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	kij	kija	kije
Genitive	kija	kijowu	kijow
Dative	kijoju	kijoma	kijam
Accusative	kij	kija	kije
Instrumental	kijom	kijoma	kijami
Locative	kiju	kijoma	kijach

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Polish

Etymology

• From Proto-Slavic *kyjь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kuʔios. See also kuć (“to forge”) and kuźnia (“smithy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲij/

Noun

kij m inan (diminutive kijek)

1. stick

   kij hokejowy ― hockey stick

   kije narciarskie ― ski sticks

2. cue

   kij bilardowy ― pool cue

3. baseball bat
4. club

   kij golfowy ― golf club

5. (mostly in plural, colloquial) beating

Declension

declension of kij

	singular	plural
nominative	kij	kije
genitive	kija	kijów
dative	kijowi	kijom
accusative	kij	kije
instrumental	kijem	kijami
locative	kiju	kijach
vocative	kiju	kije

Synonyms

• (stick): drąg, laska, patyk

Derived terms

• (nouns) kijanka f

See also

• drążek, pałka, pręt, tyczka, żerdź

Further reading

• kij in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kyjь.

Noun

kij m

1. stick

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West Frisian

Noun

kij c pl

1. plural of ko (“cow”)