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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kolo and Slovene kolo, from Proto-Slavic *kolo (wheel).

Pronunciation

Noun

kolo (plural kolos)

  1. A national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic people, performed in a circle.
    • 1942: As we came to this promenade we heard the throbbing of a drum that announces a kolo, a communal dance. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 660)
  2. A mixed grain dish from East Africa

Translations

Anagrams

Bambara

Pronunciation

Noun

kolo

  1. (anatomy) bone

References

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kolo, from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

Pronunciation

Noun

kolo n

  1. bicycle, bike
    Synonyms: jízdní kolo, bicykl
  2. wheel
  3. (sports) round

Declension

adjective
adverb
nouns

Further reading

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

Esperanto

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Etymology

Common Romance, from Latin collum.

Pronunciation

Noun

kolo (accusative singular kolon, plural koloj, accusative plural kolojn)

  1. neck

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kolo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kolɜ.

Pronunciation

Noun

kolo

  1. hole, dent, groove (hollow place or cavity)
  2. notch, indentation, recess
    Synonym: lovi
  3. burrow, den (tunnel or hole dug by a small creature)
Declension
Inflection of kolo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kolo kolot
genitive kolon kolojen
partitive koloa koloja
illative koloon koloihin
singular plural
nominative kolo kolot
accusative nom. kolo kolot
gen. kolon
genitive kolon kolojen
partitive koloa koloja
inessive kolossa koloissa
elative kolosta koloista
illative koloon koloihin
adessive kololla koloilla
ablative kololta koloilta
allative kololle koloille
essive kolona koloina
translative koloksi koloiksi
abessive kolotta koloitta
instructive koloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kolo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative koloni koloni
accusative nom. koloni koloni
gen. koloni
genitive koloni kolojeni
partitive koloani kolojani
inessive kolossani koloissani
elative kolostani koloistani
illative kolooni koloihini
adessive kolollani koloillani
ablative kololtani koloiltani
allative kololleni koloilleni
essive kolonani koloinani
translative kolokseni koloikseni
abessive kolottani koloittani
instructive
comitative koloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kolosi kolosi
accusative nom. kolosi kolosi
gen. kolosi
genitive kolosi kolojesi
partitive koloasi kolojasi
inessive kolossasi koloissasi
elative kolostasi koloistasi
illative koloosi koloihisi
adessive kolollasi koloillasi
ablative kololtasi koloiltasi
allative kolollesi koloillesi
essive kolonasi koloinasi
translative koloksesi koloiksesi
abessive kolottasi koloittasi
instructive
comitative koloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kolomme kolomme
accusative nom. kolomme kolomme
gen. kolomme
genitive kolomme kolojemme
partitive koloamme kolojamme
inessive kolossamme koloissamme
elative kolostamme koloistamme
illative koloomme koloihimme
adessive kolollamme koloillamme
ablative kololtamme koloiltamme
allative kolollemme koloillemme
essive kolonamme koloinamme
translative koloksemme koloiksemme
abessive kolottamme koloittamme
instructive
comitative koloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kolonne kolonne
accusative nom. kolonne kolonne
gen. kolonne
genitive kolonne kolojenne
partitive koloanne kolojanne
inessive kolossanne koloissanne
elative kolostanne koloistanne
illative koloonne koloihinne
adessive kolollanne koloillanne
ablative kololtanne koloiltanne
allative kolollenne koloillenne
essive kolonanne koloinanne
translative koloksenne koloiksenne
abessive kolottanne koloittanne
instructive
comitative koloinenne
Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

kolo

  1. inflection of koloa:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

Hausa

Pronunciation

Noun

kōlō m (plural kōlā̀yē, possessed form kōlon)

  1. A fixed-pitch drum, similar to the jauje.

Noun

kōlō m (possessed form kōlon)

  1. (derogatory) dog (abusive way to refer to a person)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto koloLatin collumItalian colloSpanish cuello.

Pronunciation

Noun

kolo (plural koli)

  1. (anatomy) neck

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kolo (hole) +‎ -o. Cognates include Finnish kolo and Estonian kolu.

Pronunciation

Noun

kolo

  1. shelf used to keep icons on

Declension

Declension of kolo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative kolo kolot
genitive kolon kolloin, kololoin
partitive kolloa koloja, kololoja
illative kolloo kolloi, kololoihe
inessive kolos kolois, kololois
elative kolost koloist, kololoist
allative kololle koloille, kololoille
adessive kolol koloil, kololoil
ablative kololt koloilt, kololoilt
translative koloks koloiks, kololoiks
essive kolonna, kolloon koloinna, kololoinna, kolloin, kololoin
exessive1) kolont koloint, kololoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 190

Karao

Noun

kolo

  1. trouble; disturbance

Lindu

Noun

kolo

  1. tax debt

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • koło (alternative writing)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

Pronunciation

Noun

kolo n

  1. wheel
  2. (in the plural) cart
  3. zodiac
  4. breaking wheel

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: kolo

Further reading

Old High German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caulis.

Noun

kōlo m

  1. savoy

Descendants

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kȍlo. First attested in 1473.

Noun

kolo n

  1. wheel (round device allowing vehicles to move)
  2. breaking wheel
  3. circle (round shape)

Preposition

kolo

  1. around (close to, in the vicinity of)
  2. around (at the approximate time of)
  3. around (surrounding, forming a circle around)

Adverb

kolo

  1. around; in relation to

Descendants

References

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “kolo”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch kool.

Noun

kolo

  1. cabbage

Polish

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Clipping of kolega.

Noun

kolo m pers

  1. (colloquial) bloke
Declension

Etymology 2

Clipping of kolokwium.

Noun

kolo n

  1. (education, university slang) midterm exam conducted mainly by a university
    Synonyms: kolokwium, kolos, sprawdzian
Declension

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kolo. Doublet of koło

Noun

kolo n

  1. kolo (national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic people, performed in a circle)
Declension

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kolo f

  1. vocative singular of kola

Further reading

  • kolo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kolo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kôlo/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧lo

Noun

kȍlo n (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ло)

  1. wheel
  2. kolo
  3. level, phase, volume, round, stage

Declension

nouns

Further reading

  • kolo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovene

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Rad.

Pronunciation

Noun

kolọ̑ n

  1. wheel
  2. bicycle
    Synonym: bicíkel
Inflection
Declension of kolo (neuter, s-stem)
nom. sing. kolo
gen. sing. kolesa
singular dual plural
nominative kolo kolesi kolesa
accusative kolo kolesi kolesa
genitive kolesa koles koles
dative kolesu kolesoma kolesom
locative kolesu kolesih kolesih
instrumental kolesom kolesoma kolesi

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

kọ̑lo n

  1. kolo (dance)
Inflection
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Neuter, hard
nom. sing. kólo
gen. sing. kóla
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
kólo kóli kóla
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
kóla kól kól
dative
(dajȃlnik)
kólu kóloma kólom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
kólo kóli kóla
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
kólu kólih kólih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
kólom kóloma kóli

Further reading

  • kolo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • kolo”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kool.

Noun

kolo

  1. cabbage

Tezoatlán Mixtec

Etymology

Cf. Alcozauca Mixtec ko̱ꞌló, Chayuco Mixtec colo, Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec kolo, San Juan Colorado Mixtec colo, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec cóhló, Sinicahua Mixtec koꞌlo, Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec kolo, Yosondúa Mixtec koꞌlo.

Noun

kolo

  1. turkey cock

References

  • F. de Williams, Judith, Ojeda Morales, Gerardo, Torres Benavides, Liborio (2017) Diccionario mixteco de San Andrés Yutatío, Tezoatlán, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 49)‎ (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 105

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian koro).

Pronunciation

Noun

kolo

  1. village

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kolo (hole) +‎ -o. Cognates include Ingrian kolo and Finnish kolo.

Pronunciation

Noun

kolo

  1. icon case, kiot

Inflection

Declension of kolo (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kolo kolod
genitive kolo kolojõ, koloi
partitive kolloa koloitõ, koloi
illative kollosõ, kollo koloisõ
inessive koloz koloiz
elative kolossõ koloissõ
allative kololõ koloilõ
adessive kolollõ koloillõ
ablative kololtõ koloiltõ
translative kolossi koloissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kolo”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kolo

  1. turkey cock
    Coordinate term: tiu̱ún (turkey hen)

References

  • Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Tu̱ꞌun na̱ ñuu Ki̱yaa xíꞌin na̱ xiyo oeste ñuu Skuíya: Mixteco del oeste de Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca, third edition (overall work in Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec and Spanish), 2014, page 8

Yoruba

Kóló tí a máa ń fi pa ohun iyebíye mọ́.

Pronunciation

Noun

kóló

  1. money box
  2. piggy bank, bank