кола

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Belarusian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolo. Compare with Polish koło.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ко́ла (kólan inan (genitive ко́ла, nominative plural ко́лы, genitive plural ко́лаў)

  1. wheel (round simple machine allowing vehicles to move)
  2. wheel (simple machine on an axis allowing for rotation)
  3. circle (anything round)
    Synonym: круг (kruh)
  4. circle (enclosure made by people usually holding hands, often as a children's game)
    Synonym: круг (kruh)
  5. circle (specific groups of persons; especially one who shares a common interest)
    Synonym: круг (kruh)
  6. kolo (Slavic dance in which dancers stand in a circle and hold hands)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • кола” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • кола”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Reanalyzed plural of Proto-Slavic *kolo n (wheel), reinterpreted as а feminine singular.

Pronunciation

Noun

кола́ (koláf

  1. car, motorcar, automobile, sedan, saloon car
    Synonym: автомобил (avtomobil)
  2. (archaic) cart, wagon
  3. cartload
Declension
Declension of кола́
singular plural
indefinite кола́
kolá
коли́, коля́1, колия́1, кола́2
kolí, koljá1, kolijá1, kolá2
definite кола́та
koláta
коли́те, коля́та1, колия́та1, кола́та2
kolíte, koljáta1, kolijáta1, koláta2

1Dialectal.
2Archaic.

References

  • кола”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • кола”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • кола in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian colla, from Vulgar Latin colla, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla).

Pronunciation

Noun

ко́ла (kólaf

  1. starch
Declension
Declension of ко́ла
singular plural
indefinite ко́ла
kóla
ко́ли
kóli
definite ко́лата
kólata
ко́лите
kólite

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Greek κόλλα (kólla, sheet (of paper)).

Pronunciation

Noun

ко́ла (kólaf

  1. (printer’s) sheet, quire
Declension
Declension of ко́ла
singular plural
indefinite ко́ла
kóla
ко́ли
kóli
definite ко́лата
kólata
ко́лите
kólite

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language.

Pronunciation

Noun

ко́ла (kólaf

  1. Coca-Cola, a coke, a cola
  2. (botany) cola
Declension
Declension of ко́ла
singular plural
indefinite ко́ла
kóla
ко́ли
kóli
definite ко́лата
kólata
ко́лите
kólite

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-.

Noun

кола (kolaf (plural коли, diminutive количка or количе, augmentative колиште)

  1. car, motorcar, automobile
  2. cart, wagon
  3. cartload
Declension
Declension of кола
singular plural
indefinite кола (kola) коли (koli)
definite unspecified колата (kolata) колите (kolite)
definite proximal колава (kolava) коливе (kolive)
definite distal колана (kolana) колине (koline)
vocative коло (kolo) коли (koli)

Etymology 2

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Noun

кола (kolaf

  1. (archaic) starch
    Synonym: штирак (štirak)
Declension
Declension of кола
singular
indefinite кола (kola)
definite unspecified колата (kolata)
definite proximal колава (kolava)
definite distal колана (kolana)
vocative коло (kolo)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language.

Noun

кола (kolaf (plural коли)

  1. Coca-Cola, a coke, a cola
  2. (botany) cola
Declension
Declension of кола
singular plural
indefinite кола (kola) коли (koli)
definite unspecified колата (kolata) колите (kolite)
definite proximal колава (kolava) коливе (kolive)
definite distal колана (kolana) колине (koline)
vocative коло (kolo) коли (koli)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

кола (kola)

  1. count plural of кол m (kol)

References

  • кола” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Nogai

Etymology

Cognate to Karakalpak qola (bronze), Kazakh қола (qola, bronze), Kyrgyz коло (kolo, bronze), Southern Altai коло (kolo, bronze, tin), etc.

Noun

кола (kola)

  1. tin

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “кола”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kōla. Cognate to Tuvan хола (xola), etc.

Noun

кола (kola)

  1. copper (yellow)

References

  • N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “кола”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN
  • Levitskaja, L. S., Dybo, A. V., Rassadin, V. I. (2000) “қо:ла”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume VI, Moscow: Indrik, page 44

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From коло (kolo), from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

Noun

кола (kolan

  1. wheels
  2. a cart

Russian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language.

Pronunciation

Noun

ко́ла (kólaf inan (genitive ко́лы, nominative plural ко́лы, genitive plural кол)

  1. (informal) Coca-Cola
  2. (botany) cola
    оре́хи колаoréxi kolacola nuts
Declension
Descendants
  • Armenian: կոլա (kola)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

кола́ (kolám inan

  1. genitive singular of кол (kol)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From ко̏ло (wheel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kôla/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧ла

Noun

ко̏ла n pl (Latin spelling kȍla)

  1. (plural only) cart, wagon, vehicle
  2. (plural only, Bosnia, Serbia) car
  3. plural of коло
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kôːla/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧ла

Noun

ко̑ла f (Latin spelling kȏla)

  1. Coca-Cola, a coke, a cola
Declension
Declension of кола
singular plural
nominative кола коле
genitive коле кола
dative коли колама
accusative колу коле
vocative коло коле
locative коли колама
instrumental колом колама

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language.

Pronunciation

Noun

ко́ла (kólaf inan (genitive ко́ли, nominative plural ко́ли, genitive plural кол)

  1. (botany) cola, kola
  2. kola nut
  3. (informal) cola (a drink originally made with kola nut flavouring)
Declension
Declension of ко́ла
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative ко́ла
kóla
ко́ли
kóly
genitive ко́ли
kóly
кол
kol
dative ко́лі
kóli
ко́лам
kólam
accusative ко́лу
kólu
ко́ли
kóly
instrumental ко́лою
kóloju
ко́лами
kólamy
locative ко́лі
kóli
ко́лах
kólax
vocative ко́ло
kólo
ко́ли
kóly

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

кола́ (kolám inan

  1. genitive singular of кіл (kil)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

ко́ла (kólan inan

  1. inflection of ко́ло (kólo):
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural