klí

See also: kli

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈkliː/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈkliː/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klьjь.

Alternative forms

• klé, klej (later)

Noun

klí m inan

1. resin, a sticky secretion of plants

Declension

Declension of klí (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	klí	klé	klí
genitive	klé	kľú	klí
dative	kľú	klíma	klím
accusative	klí	klé	klé
vocative	kľú	klé	klí
locative	klí	kľú	klích
instrumental	klím	klíma	klími

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: klih

Etymology 2

Noun

klí m inan

1. (botany) embryo, germ

Declension

Declension of klí (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	klí	klé	klí
genitive	klé	kľú	klí
dative	kľú	klíma	klím
accusative	klí	klé	klé
vocative	kľú	klé	klí
locative	klí	kľú	klích
instrumental	klím	klíma	klími

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: klík (obsolete), klíč (rare), klíček (“embryo, germ”)

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “klí”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
• Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “klíčit”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 305