kolea

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See also: kōlea and Kōlea

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian kōlea.

Pronunciation

Noun

kolea (plural koleas)

  1. (Hawaii) A Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva).
  2. (botany) Any of various Hawaiian species of flowering plants in the genus Myrsine.

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kolëda, probably a nativized borrowing from Proto-Germanic *kōluz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoleɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -oleɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ko‧le‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): ko‧lea

Adjective

kolea (comparative koleampi, superlative kolein)

  1. chilly

Declension

Inflection of kolea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative kolea koleat
genitive kolean koleiden
koleitten
partitive koleaa
koleata
koleita
illative koleaan koleisiin
koleihin
singular plural
nominative kolea koleat
accusative nom. kolea koleat
gen. kolean
genitive kolean koleiden
koleitten
koleain rare
partitive koleaa
koleata
koleita
inessive koleassa koleissa
elative koleasta koleista
illative koleaan koleisiin
koleihin
adessive kolealla koleilla
ablative kolealta koleilta
allative kolealle koleille
essive koleana koleina
translative koleaksi koleiksi
abessive koleatta koleitta
instructive kolein
comitative koleine
Possessive forms of kolea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative koleani koleani
accusative nom. koleani koleani
gen. koleani
genitive koleani koleideni
koleitteni
koleaini rare
partitive koleaani
koleatani
koleitani
inessive koleassani koleissani
elative koleastani koleistani
illative koleaani koleisiini
koleihini
adessive koleallani koleillani
ablative kolealtani koleiltani
allative kolealleni koleilleni
essive koleanani koleinani
translative koleakseni koleikseni
abessive koleattani koleittani
instructive
comitative koleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative koleasi koleasi
accusative nom. koleasi koleasi
gen. koleasi
genitive koleasi koleidesi
koleittesi
koleaisi rare
partitive koleaasi
koleatasi
koleitasi
inessive koleassasi koleissasi
elative koleastasi koleistasi
illative koleaasi koleisiisi
koleihisi
adessive koleallasi koleillasi
ablative kolealtasi koleiltasi
allative koleallesi koleillesi
essive koleanasi koleinasi
translative koleaksesi koleiksesi
abessive koleattasi koleittasi
instructive
comitative koleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative koleamme koleamme
accusative nom. koleamme koleamme
gen. koleamme
genitive koleamme koleidemme
koleittemme
koleaimme rare
partitive koleaamme
koleatamme
koleitamme
inessive koleassamme koleissamme
elative koleastamme koleistamme
illative koleaamme koleisiimme
koleihimme
adessive koleallamme koleillamme
ablative kolealtamme koleiltamme
allative koleallemme koleillemme
essive koleanamme koleinamme
translative koleaksemme koleiksemme
abessive koleattamme koleittamme
instructive
comitative koleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative koleanne koleanne
accusative nom. koleanne koleanne
gen. koleanne
genitive koleanne koleidenne
koleittenne
koleainne rare
partitive koleaanne
koleatanne
koleitanne
inessive koleassanne koleissanne
elative koleastanne koleistanne
illative koleaanne koleisiinne
koleihinne
adessive koleallanne koleillanne
ablative kolealtanne koleiltanne
allative koleallenne koleillenne
essive koleananne koleinanne
translative koleaksenne koleiksenne
abessive koleattanne koleittanne
instructive
comitative koleinenne

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Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-kolea (infinitive kukolea)

  1. to be well seasoned or flavoured

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kolea
Positive present -nakolea
Subjunctive -kolee
Negative -kolei
Imperative singular kolea
Infinitives
Positive kukolea
Negative kutokolea
Imperatives
Singular kolea
Plural koleeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukolea
Positive past positive subject concord + -likolea
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukolea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakolea)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakolea/nakolea tunakolea
2nd person unakolea mnakolea
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakolea wanakolea
other classes positive subject concord + -nakolea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kolei)
Singular Plural
1st person sikolei hatukolei
2nd person hukolei hamkolei
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakolei hawakolei
other classes negative subject concord + -kolei
Positive future positive subject concord + -takolea
Negative future negative subject concord + -takolea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kolee)
Singular Plural
1st person nikolee tukolee
2nd person ukolee mkolee
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akolee wakolee
other classes positive subject concord + -kolee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikolee
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekolea
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekolea
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikolea
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikolea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akolea)
Singular Plural
1st person nakolea twakolea
2nd person wakolea mwakolea
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akolea wakolea
m-mi(III/IV) wakolea yakolea
ji-ma(V/VI) lakolea yakolea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakolea vyakolea
n(IX/X) yakolea zakolea
u(XI) wakolea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakolea
pa(XVI) pakolea
mu(XVIII) mwakolea
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekolea
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakolea
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakolea
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikolea
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokolea
Consecutive kakolea / positive subject concord + -kakolea
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakolee
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikolea -tukolea
2nd person -kukolea -wakolea/-kukoleeni/-wakoleeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkolea -wakolea
m-mi(III/IV) -ukolea -ikolea
ji-ma(V/VI) -likolea -yakolea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikolea -vikolea
n(IX/X) -ikolea -zikolea
u(XI) -ukolea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukolea
pa(XVI) -pakolea
mu(XVIII) -mukolea
Reflexive -jikolea
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kolea- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -koleaye -koleao
m-mi(III/IV) -koleao -koleayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kolealo -koleayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -koleacho -koleavyo
n(IX/X) -koleayo -koleazo
u(XI) -koleao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koleako
pa(XVI) -koleapo
mu(XVIII) -koleamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kolea)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekolea -okolea
m-mi(III/IV) -okolea -yokolea
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokolea -yokolea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokolea -vyokolea
n(IX/X) -yokolea -zokolea
u(XI) -okolea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokolea
pa(XVI) -pokolea
mu(XVIII) -mokolea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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