klucz

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈklut͡ʃ/
• Syllabification: klucz

klucz m inan

1. key

• “klucz”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “klucz”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎

• IPA^(key): /klut͡ʂ/

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• Rhymes: -ut͡ʂ
• Syllabification: klucz
• Homophone: Klucz

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kľučь.

klucz m inan (diminutive kluczyk, related adjective kluczowy)

1. key (object designed to open and close a lock)
2. spanner, wrench
3. (education) key (any collection of solutions, explanations, or summaries)

   Synonym: bryk

4. (cryptography) key
5. (music) clef

   klucz basowy ― bass clef

   klucz tenorowy ― tenor clef

   klucz wiolinowy ― treble clef

6. (architecture) keystone

   Synonym: zwornik

7. (military, aviation) flight (unit)
8. (ornithology) V formation (V-shaped flight formation)
9. (linguistics) radical (element of a logogram)

   Synonyms: pierwiastek, radykał

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

klucz

1. second-person singular imperative of kluczyć

• klucz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• klucz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• klucz in PWN's encyclopedia