Koller

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English

Etymology

  • As a south German surname, spelling variant of Kohler.
  • Also as a German surname, from Koller (“horse collar”).
  • Also as a German surname, from Westphalian/Rhenish dialect of the place name Köln (“Cologne”).

Proper noun

Koller (plural Kollers)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Koller is the 5152nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6792 individuals. Koller is most common among White (94.61%) individuals.

Czech

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Proper noun

Koller m anim

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Koller (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Koller Kollerové
genitive Kollera Kollerů
dative Kollerovi Kollerům
accusative Kollera Kollery
vocative Kollere Kollerové
locative Kollerovi Kollerech
instrumental Kollerem Kollery

Further reading

  • “Koller”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German kolre, from Old High German koloro, from Medieval Latin cholera (“outburst of anger”), from Latin cholera (“bile, anger”). Cognate with English choler.

Noun

Koller m (strong, genitive Kollers, plural Koller)

  1. tantrum, paddy, fit
    Synonyms: Wutanfall, Zornausbruch
  2. (veterinary medicine) staggers, megrims
  3. (colloquial) an unwell feeling one has after having drunk too much alcohol the evening before
Declension
Declension of Koller
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Koller die Koller
genitive eines des Kollers der Koller
dative einem dem Koller den Kollern
accusative einen den Koller die Koller
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German koller, from Old High German kollāri, from Proto-West Germanic *kollārī. Doublet of Collier.

Alternative forms

Noun

Koller n (strong, genitive Kollers, plural Koller)

  2. yoke (part of an item of clothing which fits around the shoulders)
    Synonyms: Passe, Sattel
  3. (archaic) jerkin
    Synonym: Wams
Declension
Declension of Koller
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Koller die Koller
genitive eines des Kollers der Koller
dative einem dem Koller den Kollern
accusative ein das Koller die Koller
Descendants
  • → Hungarian: gallér
    • → Romanian: guler

References

  • “Koller” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Koller” in Duden online

Slovak

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Koller m anim (feminine Kollerová)

  1. a male surname

Further reading

  • “Koller”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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