Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolěno.
колено • (koleno) n (plural колена, diminutive коленце)
Inherited from Old East Slavic колѣно (kolěno), from Proto-Slavic *kolěno. Cognate with Ukrainian коліно (kolino), Bulgarian коляно (koljano), Slovene koléno, Czech koleno, Polish kolano; compare Lithuanian kelis (“knee”), Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon, “member of the body”), which may be from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to bend, crooked”). Or from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to turn, wheel”), according to Pokorny.
коле́но • (koléno) n inan (genitive коле́на, nominative plural коле́ни, genitive plural коле́ней, relational adjective коле́нный, diminutive коле́нка)
The irregular plural of this sense of the word is due to the fact that the ending -и was an old neuter dual form.
коле́но • (koléno) n inan (genitive коле́на, nominative plural коле́на, genitive plural коле́н)
коле́но • (koléno) n inan (genitive коле́на, nominative plural коле́нья, genitive plural коле́ньев)
The irregular plural of this sense of the word was originally a collective form.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | коле́но koléno |
коле́нья△ kolénʹja△ |
| genitive | коле́на koléna |
коле́ньев△ kolénʹjev△ |
| dative | коле́ну kolénu |
коле́ньям△ kolénʹjam△ |
| accusative | коле́но koléno |
коле́нья△ kolénʹja△ |
| instrumental | коле́ном kolénom |
коле́ньями△ kolénʹjami△ |
| prepositional | коле́не koléne |
коле́ньях△ kolénʹjax△ |
△ Irregular.
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolěno.
ко̀лено n (Latin spelling kòleno)