ključ

Serbo-Croatian

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”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /kʎûːt͡ʃ/

Noun

kljȗč m (Cyrillic spelling кљу̑ч)

1. key
2. spanner, wrench

Declension

Declension of ključ

	singular	plural
nominative	kljȗč	kljúčevi / kljúči
genitive	kljúča	ključeva / ključa
dative	ključu	ključevima / ključima
accusative	ključ	ključeve / ključe
vocative	ključu	ključevi / ključi
locative	ključu	ključevima / ključima
instrumental	ključem	ključevima / ključima

Further reading

• “ključ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kljùːt͡ʃ/

Noun

kljúč m inan

1. key

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	kljúč
gen. sing.	kljúča
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kljúč	kljúča	kljúči
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kljúča	kljúčev	kljúčev
dative (dajȃlnik)	kljúču	kljúčema	kljúčem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kljúč	kljúča	kljúče
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kljúču	kljúčih	kljúčih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kljúčem	kljúčema	kljúči

See also

• ključávnica

Further reading

• “ključ”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “ključ”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references