colli
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
colli
- inflection of collar:
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
Possibly related to cōloa (“to bend”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cōlli (absolutive plural cōltin, possessive singular īcōl)
- grandfather
- c. 1609, Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 18r.:
- yn huehuetque yllamatque. catca yn tocihuan tocolhuan yn tachtõhuan yn tomintonhuan yn topiptonhuã yn tochichicahuan
- those who were the ancient ones, men and women, our grandmothers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, great-great grandparents, great-grandmothers, our forefathers
Usage notes
Usually occurs with a possessive prefix, such as tēcōl (“one's grandfather”) or nocōl (“my grandfather”).
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 214
- Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages vol. 1, pp. 60–61
- Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 40
- Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 215
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: col‧li
Noun
colli n (plural colli's, diminutive collietje n)
Usage notes
The use of colli as a singular noun is sometimes proscribed in favor of collo.
Noun
colli
Italian
Noun
colli m
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
collī c
collī n
collī m
Welsh
Etymology
From coll (“loss”) + -i, cognate with Latin clādēs (“destruction”) and Old Irish coll (“destruction”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɬɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɬi/
- Rhymes: -ɔɬɪ
Verb
colli (first-person singular present collaf)
- to lose, misplace
- Dw i wedi colli fy mhwrs.
- I've lost my purse.
- to lose (a game, a competition, etc.)
- Byddwn ni'n colli'n drwm yfory.
- We will lose heavily tomorrow.
- to spill, leak
- to miss (a bus, train, etc.)
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | collaf | colli | cyll, colla | collwn | collwch | collant | collir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
collwn | collit | collai | collem | collech | collent | collid | |
| preterite | collais | collaist | collodd | collasom | collasoch | collasant | collwyd | |
| pluperfect | collaswn | collasit | collasai | collasem | collasech | collasent | collasid, collesid | |
| present subjunctive | collwyf | collych | collo | collom | colloch | collont | coller | |
| imperative | — | coll, colla | colled | collwn | collwch | collent | coller | |
| verbal noun | colli | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | colledig colladwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | colla i, collaf i | colli di | collith o/e/hi, colliff e/hi | collwn ni | collwch chi | collan nhw |
| conditional | collwn i, collswn i | collet ti, collset ti | collai fo/fe/hi, collsai fo/fe/hi | collen ni, collsen ni | collech chi, collsech chi | collen nhw, collsen nhw |
| preterite | collais i, colles i | collaist ti, collest ti | collodd o/e/hi | collon ni | colloch chi | collon nhw |
| imperative | — | colla | — | — | collwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
- colledig (“lost”)
- colli amser (“to lose time”)
- colli arno ei hun (“to lose one's self, to be beside one's self”)
- colli blas (“to lose its savour; to lose one's taste (for)”)
- colli ei dymer (“to lose one's temper”)
- colli ei ffordd (“to lose one's way”)
- colli gafael (“to lose one's hold or grip”)
- colli gwynt (“to lose one's breath”)
- colli limpin (“to lose one's temper”)
- colli wyneb (“to lose face”)
- colli'r dydd (“to lose the day”)
- colli'r ffordd (“to lose one's way”)
- colli'r plot (“to lose the plot”)
- collwr (“loser”)
Related terms
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| colli | golli | ngholli | cholli |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “colli”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i (6)