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Estonian
Noun
kolla
- genitive singular of kold
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kolla.
Pronunciation
Noun
kolla f (genitive singular kollu, nominative plural kollur)
- polled ewe
- female eider
- mug, tankard (especially for beer)
- wig
- brimless hat
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Noun
kolla
- inflection of kollur:
- indefinite accusative plural
- indefinite genitive plural
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian colla.
Pronunciation
Noun
kolla f (plural kolol)
- glue, paste
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Verb
kolla (present tense kollar, past tense kolla, past participle kolla, passive infinitive kollast, present participle kollande, imperative kolla/koll)
- alternative spelling of kolle
Etymology 2
Noun
kolla f (definite singular kolla, indefinite plural koller or kollor, definite plural kollene or kollone)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of kolle
- definite singular of kolle
Old Norse
Etymology
From a form related to Proto-Germanic *kelþaz (“infant, fetus, child in womb”)
Noun
kolla f (genitive kollu, plural kollur)
- hind, cow
- woman
Usage notes
- In the sense of a woman, it is only found in compounds.
Descendants
References
- “kolla”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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)
- 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
- to check (examine)
Kolla om mjölken är slut!- Check/see if we're out of milk!
Kolla mejlen- Check your email
- (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.
- (colloquial, with in) to check out (look at)
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).
Conjugation
Conjugation of kolla (weak)
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