olej

See also: oléj and òléj

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olějь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈolɛj]
  • audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -olɛj

Noun

olej m inan

  1. oil
    slunečnicový olej ― sunflower oil
    olivový olej ― olive oil
    rostlinný olej ― vegetable oil
    kokosový olej ― coconut oil
    olej z tresčích jater ― Cod liver oil
    olej na vaření ― Cooking oil
    mazací olej ― lubricating oil
    motorový olej ― engine oil

Declension
Declension of olej (soft masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative olej oleje
genitive oleje olejů
dative oleji olejům
accusative olej oleje
vocative oleji oleje
locative oleji olejích
instrumental olejem oleji

Derived terms

Further reading
  • olej in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • olej in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • olej in Internetová jazyková příručka

Anagrams

Polish
olej

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.lɛj/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlɛj
  • Syllabification: o‧lej

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olějь, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion), from Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon.

Noun

olej m inan (diminutive olejek)

  1. oil (liquid fat)
    Hypernym: tłuszcz
  2. oil (oil produced from plants)
    Hyponym: oliwa
  3. (cooking) cooking oil
  4. motor oil
  5. (colloquial, painting) oil paint
    Synonym: farba olejna
  6. (colloquial, painting) oil painting (painting done with oil paints)
    Synonym: obraz olejny
Usage notes

If further unqualified in everyday speech, it means either cooking oil or motor oil. This word never applies to crude oil; the word ropa or the phrase ropa naftowa is used instead.

Declension
Declension of olej
singular plural
nominative olej oleje
genitive oleju olejów/olei
dative olejowi olejom
accusative olej oleje
instrumental olejem olejami
locative oleju olejach
vocative oleju oleje
Derived terms
adjectives
nouns
  • oleica
  • olejarka
  • olejarnia
  • olejarz
  • olejowiec
  • olejówka
verbs
  • oleić impf
  • olejować impf
adjectives
  • oleicowaty
  • oleinowy
  • olejarski
  • olejkarski
  • olejkodajny
  • olejkowy
adverbs
nouns
  • oleina
  • oleistość
  • olejarstwo
  • olejkarnia
  • olejkarstwo
  • olejkarz
  • olejnictwo
  • olejniczka

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

olej

  1. second-person singular imperative of olać

Further reading
  • olej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • olej in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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