kolla

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Estonian

Noun

kolla

  1. genitive singular of kold

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kolla.

Pronunciation

Noun

kolla f (genitive singular kollu, nominative plural kollur)

  1. polled ewe
  2. female eider
  3. mug, tankard (especially for beer)
  4. wig
  5. brimless hat

Declension

Derived terms

  • kollur (crown of the head)

Noun

kolla

  1. inflection of kollur:
    1. indefinite accusative plural
    2. indefinite genitive plural

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian colla.

Pronunciation

Noun

kolla f (plural kolol)

  1. glue, paste

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

kolla (present tense kollar, past tense kolla, past participle kolla, passive infinitive kollast, present participle kollande, imperative kolla/koll)

  1. alternative spelling of kolle

Etymology 2

Noun

kolla f (definite singular kolla, indefinite plural koller or kollor, definite plural kollene or kollone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of kolle
  2. definite singular of kolle

Old Norse

Etymology

From a form related to Proto-Germanic *kelþaz (infant, fetus, child in womb)[1]

Noun

kolla f (genitive kollu, plural kollur)

  1. hind, cow
  2. woman

Usage notes

  • In the sense of a woman, it is only found in compounds.

Descendants

  • Norwegian Bokmål: kolle

References

  • kolla”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “356-364”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 356-364

Swedish

Etymology

Shortened from kollationera (collate (documents or the like, to discover similarities and differences)).

Pronunciation

Verb

kolla (present kollar, preterite kollade, supine kollat, imperative kolla)

  1. to look, to watch
    Synonyms: se, titta
    De kollade på den stora älgen
    They looked at the large moose
    Vi kollade på en film
    We watched a movie
  2. to check (examine)
    Kolla om mjölken är slut!
    Check/see if we're out of milk!
    Kolla mejlen
    Check your email
  3. (with upp) to actively (try to) obtain a piece of information or information on something (or someone); to look up, to check, to check out, etc.
    Vem som helst kan enkelt kolla upp var vi bor
    Anyone can easily look up where we live
    en sida där man kan kolla upp och jämföra serviceintervall för olika bilmodeller
    a site where you can look up and compare service intervals for different car models
    Snuten kommer kolla upp registreringsnumret. Vi är körda.
    The cops will check / look up the registration number. We're screwed.
    Vi kollade upp företaget hos Allmänna reklamationsnämnden
    We checked ("looked up") the company with the National Board for Consumer Complaints
    Polisen borde kolla upp pappan i familjen. Han verkar skum.
    The police should check out the dad in the family. He seems shady.
  4. (colloquial, with in) to check out (look at)
    Kolla in hyllan på bruden där borta
    Check out the rack on that chick over there

Usage notes

  • Etymology notwithstanding, likely thought of as having the basic meaning look by most native speakers. The etymology is likely unknown to many native speakers.
  • For looking something up in a reference work, directory, or the like, slå upp is more specific.
  • "Se upp" instead means "to watch out" / "to look out," and "titta upp" has no special meaning, literally meaning "to look up" (as in look upward, raise one's eyes, etc. – "se upp" and "kolla upp" can also have that meaning when clear from context).

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