kol

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Azerbaijani

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Noun

kol (definite accusative kolu, plural kollar)

  1. bush
  2. (Zaqatala) forest

Declension

    Declension of kol
singular plural
nominative kol
 kollar
definite accusative kolu
 kolları
dative kola
 kollara
locative kolda
 kollarda
ablative koldan
 kollardan
definite genitive kolun
 kolların
    Possessive forms of kol
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) kolum kollarım
sənin (“your”) kolun kolların
onun (“his/her/its”) kolu kolları
bizim (“our”) kolumuz kollarımız
sizin (“your”) kolunuz kollarınız
onların (“their”) kolu or kolları kolları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) kolumu kollarımı
sənin (“your”) kolunu kollarını
onun (“his/her/its”) kolunu kollarını
bizim (“our”) kolumuzu kollarımızı
sizin (“your”) kolunuzu kollarınızı
onların (“their”) kolunu or kollarını kollarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) koluma kollarıma
sənin (“your”) koluna kollarına
onun (“his/her/its”) koluna kollarına
bizim (“our”) kolumuza kollarımıza
sizin (“your”) kolunuza kollarınıza
onların (“their”) koluna or kollarına kollarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) kolumda kollarımda
sənin (“your”) kolunda kollarında
onun (“his/her/its”) kolunda kollarında
bizim (“our”) kolumuzda kollarımızda
sizin (“your”) kolunuzda kollarınızda
onların (“their”) kolunda or kollarında kollarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) kolumdan kollarımdan
sənin (“your”) kolundan kollarından
onun (“his/her/its”) kolundan kollarından
bizim (“our”) kolumuzdan kollarımızdan
sizin (“your”) kolunuzdan kollarınızdan
onların (“their”) kolundan or kollarından kollarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) kolumun kollarımın
sənin (“your”) kolunun kollarının
onun (“his/her/its”) kolunun kollarının
bizim (“our”) kolumuzun kollarımızın
sizin (“your”) kolunuzun kollarınızın
onların (“their”) kolunun or kollarının kollarının

Further reading

  • “kol” in Obastan.com.

Cornish

Noun

kol

  1. Hard mutation of gol.

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

kol n

  1. genitive plural of kolo

Adverb

kol

  1. (literary) Alternative form of kolem

Preposition

kol

  1. (literary) Alternative form of kolem

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kol f (plural kollen, diminutive kolletje n)

  1. witch
    Synonyms: heks, toverkol
  2. (Belgium) wizard, magician, sorcerer, conjuror, warlock
    Synonym: tovenaar
Derived terms

Adjective

kol (comparative koller, superlative kolst)

  1. (Belgium) difficult, troublesome
  2. (Belgium) magical
Declension
Inflection of kol
uninflected kol
inflected kolle
comparative koller
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial kol koller het kolst
het kolste
indefinite m./f. sing. kolle kollere kolste
n. sing. kol koller kolste
plural kolle kollere kolste
definite kolle kollere kolste
partitive kols kollers —

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *kullaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“head”).

Noun

kol m (plural kollen, diminutive kolletje n)

  1. White spot on the forehead of a horse or a cow.
    Synonym: bles

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kol1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Anagrams

Finnish

Finnish numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: kolme
    Colloquial counting form: koo, kol
    Ordinal: kolmas
    Colloquial ordinal: kolkki (regional)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 3., 3:s
    Digit name: kolmonen
    Adverbial: kolmesti, kolmasti
    Multiplier: kolminkertainen
    Distributive: kolmittain
    Fractional: kolmasosa, kolmannes
Finnish Wikipedia article on 3

Etymology

< kolme, specifically the initial syllable

Pronunciation

Numeral

kol (colloquial)

  1. (counting) three

Usage notes

This term is used mainly in counting, i.e. not attributively.

Synonyms

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kol n (genitive singular kols, nominative plural kol)

  1. (usually in the plural) coal
  2. (in compounds) carbon (chemical element)
  3. artist's charcoal
    Synonym: teiknikol

Declension

declension of kol
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kol kolið kol kolin
accusative kol kolið kol kolin
dative koli kolinu kolum kolunum
genitive kols kolsins kola kolanna

Derived terms

See also

  • kol- (used to add emphasis)

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch kool (“cabbage”), from Middle Dutch col, cole, from Old Dutch *kōl, *kōla, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem”). Doublet of kubis.

Pronunciation

Noun

kol (first-person possessive kolku, second-person possessive kolmu, third-person possessive kolnya)

  1. cabbage.
    Synonym: kubis
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

From clipping of kolonel (“colonel”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kol (first-person possessive kolku, second-person possessive kolmu, third-person possessive kolnya)

  1. colonel.

Etymology 3

Mitsubishi Colt L300 Diesel pickup (Indonesia)

A genericized trademark of the Japanese automobile nameplate Mitsubishi Colt, from English colt (“young male horse”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kol (first-person possessive kolku, second-person possessive kolmu, third-person possessive kolnya)

  1. Front-engine minibus or pickup.

Etymology 4

From Dutch calculeren (“to calculate, to estimate”), from Latin calculātus.

Pronunciation

Verb

kol

  1. to calculate, to estimate, to check.
Derived terms

Etymology 5

From Dutch kool (“coal”), from Middle Dutch cole, from Old Dutch *kol, *kolo, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kol (first-person possessive kolku, second-person possessive kolmu, third-person possessive kolnya)

  1. (colloquial) coal
    Synonym: batu bara

Further reading

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kol.

Noun

kol

  1. arm, hand

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “kol”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Lithuanian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to kas.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

kõl

  1. while, as long as (within or during the time that the second argument is still valid); (with negation) until
    leñk mẽdį, kõl jáunas - strike while the iron is hot (literally: bend the wood while it is young)
    Žmogùs gývas tõl, kõl gyvì prisiminìmai apiẽ jį̃. - A person is alive for as long as memories of him live on.
    Skaičiaũ, kõl neužmigaũ. - I read until I fell asleep.
  2. (with future tense) when, after
    Àš tavę̃s pasiìlgsiu, kõl tù bū́si išvažiãvus. - I'll miss you when you've gone.

Derived terms

Related terms

Nawdm

Noun

kol d (plural kola ɦa)

  1. river, watercourse

References

  • Bakabima, Koulon Stéphane, Nicole, Jacques (2018) Nawdm-French Dictionary‎, SIL International

Nihali

Noun

kol

  1. woman

Further reading

  • Shailendra Mohan, Noun morphology in Nihali and Korku

North Wahgi

Noun

kol

  1. name

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą (“coal”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kol n (definite singular kolet, indefinite plural kol, definite plural kola or kolene)

  1. form removed by a 2021 spelling decision; superseded by køl

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kol n (definite singular kolet, uncountable)

  1. coal

Derived terms

References

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kol, whence also Old English col, Old Norse kol.

Noun

kol n

  1. coal

Descendants

  • Middle High German: kol

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Noun

kol n pl

  1. coal

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kol
  • Faroese: kol
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kol
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: kol
  • Jamtish: kuł
  • Old Swedish: kol, kul
  • Danish: kul
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kull

References

  • “kol”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔl
  • Syllabification: kol

Verb

kol

  1. second-person singular imperative of kłuć
    Synonym: kłuj

Further reading

  • kol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

kȍl m inan

  1. stake

Declension

 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. kòl
gen. sing. kôla
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		kòl kôla kôli
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		kôla kôlov kôlov
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		kôlu kôloma kôlom
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		kòl kôla kôle
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		kôlu kôlih kôlih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		kôlom kôloma kôli

Further reading

  • “kol”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Somali

Etymology 1

Noun

kol m

  1. time

Etymology 2

Noun

kol m

  1. growth

Swedish

Chemical element
C
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Etymology

From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kol n

  1. (uncountable) carbon
  2. (uncountable) coal, either rock or charcoal
  3. (countable) a piece of coal

Declension

Declension of kol 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kol kolet kol kolen
Genitive kols kolets kols kolens

Related terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Tok Pisin

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Etymology 1

From English cold.

Adjective

kol

  1. cold
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:8:
      Long apinun, taim ples i kol, tupela i harim God, Bikpela i wokabaut long dispela gaden, na tupela i hait namel long ol diwai.
      →New International Version translation

Etymology 2

From English call.

Adjective

kol

  1. called
Related terms

Turkish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish قول (qol, “arm, sleeve, branch”), from Proto-Turkic *kol (“upper arm”). Cognate to Old Uyghur qwl (qol, “arm”), Karakhanid قُولْ (qōl, “arm”).

Noun

kol (definite accusative kolu, plural kollar)

  1. arm
  2. handle
  3. branch
  4. (military) troop; patrol; column
Declension
Inflection
Nominative kol
Definite accusative kolu
Singular Plural
Nominative kol kollar
Definite accusative kolu kolları
Dative kola kollara
Locative kolda kollarda
Ablative koldan kollardan
Genitive kolun kolların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular kolum kollarım
2nd singular kolun kolların
3rd singular kolu kolları
1st plural kolumuz kollarımız
2nd plural kolunuz kollarınız
3rd plural kolları kolları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular kolumu kollarımı
2nd singular kolunu kollarını
3rd singular kolunu kollarını
1st plural kolumuzu kollarımızı
2nd plural kolunuzu kollarınızı
3rd plural kollarını kollarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular koluma kollarıma
2nd singular koluna kollarına
3rd singular koluna kollarına
1st plural kolumuza kollarımıza
2nd plural kolunuza kollarınıza
3rd plural kollarına kollarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular kolumda kollarımda
2nd singular kolunda kollarında
3rd singular kolunda kollarında
1st plural kolumuzda kollarımızda
2nd plural kolunuzda kollarınızda
3rd plural kollarında kollarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular kolumdan kollarımdan
2nd singular kolundan kollarından
3rd singular kolundan kollarından
1st plural kolumuzdan kollarımızdan
2nd plural kolunuzdan kollarınızdan
3rd plural kollarından kollarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular kolumun kollarımın
2nd singular kolunun kollarının
3rd singular kolunun kollarının
1st plural kolumuzun kollarımızın
2nd plural kolunuzun kollarınızın
3rd plural kollarının kollarının
Related terms

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kol”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *kōl (“valley”).

Noun

kol (definite accusative kolu, plural kollar)

  1. (dialectal) valley

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Preposition

kol

  1. against
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