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Bulgarian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
коли́ • (kolí)
- indefinite plural of кола́ (kolá, “cart, cartload, car”)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
ко́ли • (kóli)
- indefinite plural of ко́ла (kóla, “starch”)
Eastern Mari
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ко́ли (kóli).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈli/
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: ко‧ли
Conjunction
коли • (koĺi)
- Synonym of гын (gyn)
коли йодат, вашештем- koĺi jodat, vašeštem
- if you ask me, I will answer
Particle
коли • (koĺi)
- really, indeed
коли толат?- koĺi tolat?
- will you really come?
References
- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “коли”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kolě.
Adverb
коли • (koli)
- when
- as
Antonyms
Russian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolě.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ко́ли • (kóli)
- (archaic) if (supposing that)
М. Ю. Лермонтов,
Герой нашего времени 1839-1841:
- ну, уж коли грех твой тебя́ попутал, не́чего де́лать: свое́й судьбы не мину́ешь!
- nu, už koli grex tvoj tebjá poputal, néčevo délatʹ: svojéj sudʹby ne minúješʹ!
- well, if sins enticed you, there is nothing you can do: you cannot escape your fate!
- (obsolete) when
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
коли́ • (kolí)
- second-person singular imperative imperfective of коло́ть (kolótʹ)
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
IPA(key):
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *kolě, cognate with Belarusian калі́ (kalí), Bulgarian коле (kole), Russian коли (koli) and Slovene koli.
Adverb
коли́ • (kolý)
- when
- as
Conjunction
коли́ • (kolý)
- when
Descendants
- Eastern Mari: коли (koĺi)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “коли”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “коли”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Etymology 2
Noun
коли́ • (kolý) m inan pl
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of кіл (kil)