kólaso

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Lower Sorbian

kólaso (1)
kólaso (2)

Alternative forms

Etymology

A back-formation from Proto-Slavic *kolesa (wheels) (compare Upper Sorbian and Czech koleso, Russian колесо́ (kolesó)), plural of *kolo, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos, from *kʷel- (to turn).

The sense bicycle is a semantic loan from German Rad (wheel; bicycle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɨlasɔ/, /ˈkɛlasɔ/, (dated) /ˈkʊlasɔ/

Noun

kólaso n (diminutive kólasko)

  1. wheel (circular device capable of rotating on its axis)
  2. bicycle (vehicle with two wheels propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals)

Declension