koleso

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech koleso. By surface analysis, kolo (“wheel”) +‎ -eso.

Pronunciation

Noun

koleso n (related adjective kolesový)

  1. a big wheel

Declension

Declension of koleso (hard neuter)
singular plural
nominative koleso kolesa
genitive kolesa koles
dative kolesu kolesům
accusative koleso kolesa
vocative koleso kolesa
locative kolese, kolesu kolesech
instrumental kolesem kolesy

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “koleso”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • “koleso”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “koleso”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Etymology

From kolo +‎ -eso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkolɛso/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkolɛso/

Noun

koleso n

  1. wheel
  2. (in the dual) two-wheeled cart
  3. (in the plural) cart

Declension

Declension of koleso (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative koleso kolesě kolesa
genitive kolesa kolesú koles
dative kolesu kolesoma kolesóm
accusative koleso kolesě kolesa
vocative koleso kolesě kolesa
locative kolesě, kolesu kolesú kolesiech
instrumental kolesem kolesoma kolesy
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: koleso

Further reading

Slovak

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolo (“wheel”) +‎ -eso.

Pronunciation

Noun

koleso n (genitive singular kolesa, nominative plural kolesá, genitive plural kolies, declension pattern of mesto)

  1. wheel
  2. (slang) MDMA (or other substance commonly being used in a cylinder-shaped pellet, hence wheel)

Declension

Declension of koleso
singular plural
nominative koleso kolesá
genitive kolesa kolies
dative kolesu kolesám
accusative koleso kolesá
locative kolese kolesách
instrumental kolesom kolesami

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “koleso”, 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, 2024
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