kolega

See also: Kolega

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkolɛɡa]

Noun

kolega m anim (female equivalent kolegyně)

1. colleague

   Synonym: spolupracovník

Declension

Declension of kolega (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	kolega	kolegové
genitive	kolegy	kolegů
dative	kolegovi	kolegům
accusative	kolegu	kolegy
vocative	kolego	kolegové
locative	kolegovi	kolezích
instrumental	kolegou	kolegy

Related terms

• kolegiální
• kolegiát
• nekolegiální

 

Further reading

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

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch collega, from Latin collēga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈleɡa/
• Hyphenation: ko‧lé‧ga

Noun

koléga (first-person possessive kolegaku, second-person possessive kolegamu, third-person possessive koleganya)

1. colleague

   Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan

   Synonyms: teman sejawat, kawan sepekerjaan

Related terms

• kolegial
• kolegium
• kolese

 

Further reading

• “kolega” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latgalian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin collega, probably via Russian коллега (kollega).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔlʲɛɡa]
• Hyphenation: ko‧le‧ga

Noun

kolega m or f

1. colleague

Declension

Declension of kolega (type 4 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	kolega	kolegys, kolegas1)
genitive	kolegys, kolegas1)	kolegu
dative	kolegai, kolegam	kolegom
accusative	kolegu	kolegys, kolegas1)
instrumental	kolegu	kolegom
locative	kolegā	koleguos
vocative	kolega, koleg	kolegys, kolegas1)
1) dialectal

References

• A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 12

Lithuanian

Kolegos

Etymology

From Latin collēga, likely via a Slavic language.

Noun

kolegà m (plural kolègos) stress pattern 2

1. colleague

Declension

Declension of kolegà

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	kolegà	kolègos
genitive (kilmininkas)	kolègos	kolègų
dative (naudininkas)	kolègai	kolègoms
accusative (galininkas)	kolègą	kolegàs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	kolegà	kolègomis
locative (vietininkas)	kolègoje	kolègose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	kolèga	kolègos

Further reading

• “kolega”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
• kolega in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)

Polish

Alternative forms

• kollega (Middle Polish)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kollege. First attested in 1563. Compare Kashubian kòlega and Silesian kolega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈlɛ.ɡa/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡa
• Syllabification: ko‧le‧ga

Noun

kolega m pers (female equivalent koleżanka, diminutive koleżka)

1. companion (comrade in any sphere of activity)
   1. friend, buddy, pal, mate
   2. colleague

Declension

Declension of kolega

	singular	plural
nominative	kolega	koledzy/kolegi (deprecative)
genitive	kolegi	kolegów
dative	koledze	kolegom
accusative	kolegę	kolegów
instrumental	kolegą	kolegami
locative	koledze	kolegach
vocative	kolego	koledzy

Derived terms

interjections

• kolego

 

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), kolega is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 3 times in scientific texts, 7 times in news, 7 times in essays, 40 times in fiction, and 51 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 108 times, making it the 580th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

Further reading

• kolega in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kolega in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “KOLEGA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 02.08.2008
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “kolega”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “kolega”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “kolega”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 398
• Krystyna Długosz-Kurczabowa (2021) “kolega”, in Wielki słownik etymologiczno-historyczny języka polskiego, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kolěːɡa/
• Hyphenation: ko‧le‧ga

Noun

koléga m (Cyrillic spelling коле́га, feminine kolègica)

1. colleague

Declension

Declension of kolega

	singular	plural
nominative	kolega	kolege
genitive	kolege	kolega
dative	kolegi	kolegama
accusative	kolegu	kolege
vocative	kolego	kolege
locative	kolegi	kolegama
instrumental	kolegom	kolegama

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kollege.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈlɛ.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡa
• Syllabification: ko‧le‧ga

Noun

kolega m pers

1. companion (comrade in any sphere of activity)
   1. friend, buddy, pal, mate
   2. colleague

Declension

Declension of kolega

	singular	plural
nominative	kolega	koledzy/kolegowie
genitive	kolegi	kolegōw
dative	koledze/kolegowi	kolegōm
accusative	kolegi	kolegōw
instrumental	kolegōm	kolegami/kolegōma
locative	koledze	kolegach
vocative	kolego	koledzy/kolegowie

Further reading

• kolega in silling.org

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔʎeɡa]

Noun

kolega m pers (female equivalent kolegyňa)

1. colleague

Declension

Declension of kolega (pattern hrdina)

	singular	plural
nominative	kolega	kolegovia
genitive	kolegu	kolegov
dative	kolegovi	kolegom
accusative	kolegu	kolegov
locative	kolegovi	kolegoch
instrumental	kolegom	kolegami

Related terms

• kolegiálny
• kolegialita

Further reading

• “kolega”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024