colina

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See also: Colina and colină

Italian

Noun

colina f (plural coline)

  1. (organic chemistry) choline

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: co‧li‧na

Etymology 1

From Late Latin collīna,[1][2][3] possibly through French colline or Italian collina,[4] From the feminine of Latin collīnus, from collis (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hnís (“hill”), from *kelH-.

Noun

colina f (plural colinas)

  1. hill (elevated location)
    Synonyms: morro, monte

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English choline.[1][2]

Noun

colina f (plural colinas)

  1. (biochemistry) choline (a hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “colina”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “colina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
  3. ^ “colina”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
  4. ^ “colina”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024

Romanian

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Noun

colina f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of colină

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈlina/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: co‧li‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian collina,[1] from Late Latin collīna, from the feminine of Latin collīnus, from collis (“hill”) + -ina, from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hnís (“top, hill, rock”).

Noun

colina f (plural colinas)

  1. (geography) hill
    Synonyms: cerro, loma, monte

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”), + -ina, indicating non-acidic compounds.

Noun

colina f (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) choline

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “colina”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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