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Belarusian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kolo. Compare with Polish koło.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkoɫa]
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Noun

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ко́ла (kólan inan (genitive ко́ла, nominative plural ко́лы, genitive plural ко́лаў)

  1. wheel (round simple machine allowing vehicles to move)
  2. wheel (simple machine on an axis allowing for rotation)
  3. circle (anything round)
    Synonym: круг (kruh)
  4. circle (enclosure made by people usually holding hands, often as a children's game)
    Synonym: круг (kruh)
  5. circle (specific groups of persons; especially one who shares a common interest)
    Synonym: круг (kruh)
  6. kolo (Slavic dance in which dancers stand in a circle and hold hands)

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Derived terms

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References

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  • кола” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • кола”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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Reanalyzed plural of Proto-Slavic *kolo n (wheel), reinterpreted as а feminine singular.

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кола́ (koláf

  1. car, motorcar, automobile, sedan, saloon car
    Synonym: автомобил (avtomobil)
  2. cart, wagon
  3. cartload
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References

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  • кола”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • кола”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • кола in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Italian colla, from Vulgar Latin colla, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla).

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ко́ла (kólaf

  1. starch
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Greek κόλλα (kólla, sheet (of paper)).

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ко́ла (kólaf

  1. (printer’s) sheet, quire
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Etymology 4

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Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language.

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ко́ла (kólaf

  1. (botany) cola
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Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-.

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кола (kolaf (plural коли, diminutive количка or количе, augmentative колиште)

  1. car, motorcar, automobile
  2. cart, wagon
  3. cartload
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Declension of кола
singular plural
indefinite кола (kola) коли (koli)
definite unspecified колата (kolata) колите (kolite)
definite proximal колава (kolava) коливе (kolive)
definite distal колана (kolana) колине (koline)
vocative коло (kolo) коли (koli)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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кола (kolaf

  1. (archaic) starch
    Synonym: штирак (štirak)
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Declension of кола
singular
indefinite кола (kola)
definite unspecified колата (kolata)
definite proximal колава (kolava)
definite distal колана (kolana)
vocative коло (kolo)

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language.

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кола (kolaf (plural коли)

  1. Coca-Cola, a coke, a cola
  2. (botany) cola
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Declension of кола
singular plural
indefinite кола (kola) коли (koli)
definite unspecified колата (kolata) колите (kolite)
definite proximal колава (kolava) коливе (kolive)
definite distal колана (kolana) колине (koline)
vocative коло (kolo) коли (koli)

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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кола (kola)

  1. count plural of кол m (kol)
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References

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  • кола” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Nogai

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Etymology

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Cognate to Karakalpak qola (bronze), Kazakh қола (qola, bronze), Kyrgyz коло (kolo, bronze), Southern Altai коло (kolo, bronze, tin), etc.

Noun

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кола (kola)

  1. tin

References

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  • N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “кола”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN

Northern Altai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kōla. Cognate to Tuvan хола (xola), etc.

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кола (kola)

  1. copper (yellow)

References

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  • N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “кола”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN
  • Levitskaja, L. S., Dybo, A. V., Rassadin, V. I. (2000) “қо:ла”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume VI, Moscow: Indrik, page 44

Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From коло (kolo), from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

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кола (kolan

  1. wheels
  2. a cart

Russian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language.

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ко́ла (kólaf inan (genitive ко́лы, nominative plural ко́лы, genitive plural кол)

  1. (informal) Coca-Cola
  2. (botany) cola
    оре́хи колаoréxi kolacola nuts
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  • Armenian: կոլա (kola)

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кола́ (kolám inan

  1. genitive singular of кол (kol)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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From ко̏ло (wheel).

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  • IPA(key): /kôla/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧ла

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ко̏ла n pl (Latin spelling kȍla)

  1. (plural only) cart, wagon, vehicle
  2. (plural only, Bosnia, Serbia) car
  3. plural of коло
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language.

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  • IPA(key): /kôːla/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧ла

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ко̑ла f (Latin spelling kȏla)

  1. Coca-Cola, a coke, a cola
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Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language.

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ко́ла (kólaf inan (genitive ко́ли, nominative plural ко́ли, genitive plural кол)

  1. (botany) cola, kola
  2. kola nut
  3. (informal) cola (a drink originally made with kola nut flavouring)
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Etymology 2

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кола́ (kolám inan

  1. genitive singular of кіл (kil)

Etymology 3

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ко́ла (kólan inan

  1. inflection of ко́ло (kólo):
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural