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Estonian
Noun
kolba
- genitive singular of kolp
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kolben.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔl.ba/
- Rhymes: -ɔlba
- Syllabification: kol‧ba
Noun
kolba f (diminutive kolbka)
- laboratory flask
- butt (buttstock of a rifle)
- ear of corn
- (botany) spadix
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- kolba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kolba in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kolben.
Pronunciation
Noun
kolba f
- (weaponry, dated) butt of a rifle
- Synonym: pažba
Declension
Declension of
kolba (pattern
žena)
Further reading
- “kolba”, 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, 2003–2024