kolonie

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See also: Kolonie and kolonię

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kolonie, from Latin colōnia (“colony”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊə̯ˈlʊə̯.ni/
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Noun

kolonie (plural kolonies)

  1. colony

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

kolonie f

  1. colony

Declension

Declension of kolonie (soft feminine)
singular plural
nominative kolonie kolonie
genitive kolonie kolonií
dative kolonii koloniím
accusative kolonii kolonie
vocative kolonie kolonie
locative kolonii koloniích
instrumental kolonií koloniemi

Further reading

  • “kolonie”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “kolonie”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koːˈloː.ni/
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  • Hyphenation: ko‧lo‧nie

Noun

kolonie f (plural kolonies or koloniën, diminutive kolonietje n)

  1. colony, dependent human settlement, state or territory
  2. colony, a camp etc. where people are living together for certain purposes, usually specified, such as strafkolonie, vakantiekolonie (a charitable summer camp)
  3. colony, collective noun for various insects which nest and live together, such as ants
  4. colony, collective noun for various birds which nest close together, such as seagulls, penguins; siege of herons
  5. colony, collective noun for collective noun for various mammal species which nest and/or live close together, such as hedge for certain monkeys

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kolonie
  • → Indonesian: koloni

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

kolonie f

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of kolonia

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔˈlɔ.ɲɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɲɛ
  • Syllabification: ko‧lo‧nie

Noun

kolonie m inan

  1. locative/vocative singular of kolon
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