κλείς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κλαΐς (klaḯs) – Doric
  • κλᾶϊς (klâïs) – Aeolic
  • κληΐς (klēḯs) – Ionic
  • κλῄς (klḗis) – Attic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂us (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”). Cognate with Latin clāvus (“nail, pin”), Old Church Slavonic ключь (ključĭ, “key”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κλείς • (kleís) f (genitive κλειδός); third declension

  1. Something used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar
  2. A means to something: key
  3. The hook of a clasp
  4. collarbone
  5. The rowing bench of a ship (always in plural)
  6. A narrow strait or pass

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κλειδίον (kleidíon)
  • κλείω (kleíō)

Descendants

  • > Aramaic:
    • Classical Syriac: ܩܠܝܕܐ‎ (qəlīḏāʾ)
    • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אַקְלִידָא‎ (ʾaqlīḏāʾ)
    • > Arabic: إِقْلِيد‎ (ʾiqlīd)
  • > Hebrew: קְלִיד‎ (qəlîḏ)
  • > Persian: کلید‎ (kelid)

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