kolli

See also: Kolli

Danish

Etymology

From Italian collo.

Noun

kolli n (singular definite kolliet, plural indefinite kolli)

1. (transport) A piece of luggage or freight.

Inflection

Declension of kolli

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kolli	kolliet	kolli	kolliene
genitive	kollis	kolliets	kollis	kollienes

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolːi/, [ˈko̞lːi]
• Rhymes: -olːi
• Hyphenation^(key): kol‧li

Etymology 1

Probably from koiras (compare dialectal nalli (“she-bear”), from naaras).

Noun

kolli

1. tomcat (male cat)
2. young male

Declension

Inflection of kolli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kolli	kollit
genitive		kollin	kollien
partitive		kollia	kolleja
illative		kolliin	kolleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kolli	kollit
accusative	nom.	kolli	kollit
	gen.	kollin
genitive		kollin	kollien
partitive		kollia	kolleja
inessive		kollissa	kolleissa
elative		kollista	kolleista
illative		kolliin	kolleihin
adessive		kollilla	kolleilla
ablative		kollilta	kolleilta
allative		kollille	kolleille
essive		kollina	kolleina
translative		kolliksi	kolleiksi
abessive		kollitta	kolleitta
instructive		—	kollein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kolli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kollini kollini accusative nom. kollini kollini gen. kollini genitive kollini kollieni partitive kolliani kollejani inessive kollissani kolleissani elative kollistani kolleistani illative kolliini kolleihini adessive kollillani kolleillani ablative kolliltani kolleiltani allative kollilleni kolleilleni essive kollinani kolleinani translative kollikseni kolleikseni abessive kollittani kolleittani instructive — — comitative — kolleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kollisi kollisi accusative nom. kollisi kollisi gen. kollisi genitive kollisi kolliesi partitive kolliasi kollejasi inessive kollissasi kolleissasi elative kollistasi kolleistasi illative kolliisi kolleihisi adessive kollillasi kolleillasi ablative kolliltasi kolleiltasi allative kollillesi kolleillesi essive kollinasi kolleinasi translative kolliksesi kolleiksesi abessive kollittasi kolleittasi instructive — — comitative — kolleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kollimme kollimme accusative nom. kollimme kollimme gen. kollimme genitive kollimme kolliemme partitive kolliamme kollejamme inessive kollissamme kolleissamme elative kollistamme kolleistamme illative kolliimme kolleihimme adessive kollillamme kolleillamme ablative kolliltamme kolleiltamme allative kollillemme kolleillemme essive kollinamme kolleinamme translative kolliksemme kolleiksemme abessive kollittamme kolleittamme instructive — — comitative — kolleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kollinne kollinne accusative nom. kollinne kollinne gen. kollinne genitive kollinne kollienne partitive kollianne kollejanne inessive kollissanne kolleissanne elative kollistanne kolleistanne illative kolliinne kolleihinne adessive kollillanne kolleillanne ablative kolliltanne kolleiltanne allative kollillenne kolleillenne essive kollinanne kolleinanne translative kolliksenne kolleiksenne abessive kollittanne kolleittanne instructive — — comitative — kolleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kollinsa kollinsa accusative nom. kollinsa kollinsa gen. kollinsa genitive kollinsa kolliensa partitive kolliaan kolliansa kollejaan kollejansa inessive kollissaan kollissansa kolleissaan kolleissansa elative kollistaan kollistansa kolleistaan kolleistansa illative kolliinsa kolleihinsa adessive kollillaan kollillansa kolleillaan kolleillansa ablative kolliltaan kolliltansa kolleiltaan kolleiltansa allative kollilleen kollillensa kolleilleen kolleillensa essive kollinaan kollinansa kolleinaan kolleinansa translative kollikseen kolliksensa kolleikseen kolleiksensa abessive kollittaan kollittansa kolleittaan kolleittansa instructive — — comitative — kolleineen kolleinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kollikissa

 

Further reading

• “1. kolli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish kolli, itself from Italian colli.

Noun

kolli

1. (transport) piece of luggage or freight

Declension

Inflection of kolli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kolli	kollit
genitive		kollin	kollien
partitive		kollia	kolleja
illative		kolliin	kolleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kolli	kollit
accusative	nom.	kolli	kollit
	gen.	kollin
genitive		kollin	kollien
partitive		kollia	kolleja
inessive		kollissa	kolleissa
elative		kollista	kolleista
illative		kolliin	kolleihin
adessive		kollilla	kolleilla
ablative		kollilta	kolleilta
allative		kollille	kolleille
essive		kollina	kolleina
translative		kolliksi	kolleiksi
abessive		kollitta	kolleitta
instructive		—	kollein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kolli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kollini kollini accusative nom. kollini kollini gen. kollini genitive kollini kollieni partitive kolliani kollejani inessive kollissani kolleissani elative kollistani kolleistani illative kolliini kolleihini adessive kollillani kolleillani ablative kolliltani kolleiltani allative kollilleni kolleilleni essive kollinani kolleinani translative kollikseni kolleikseni abessive kollittani kolleittani instructive — — comitative — kolleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kollisi kollisi accusative nom. kollisi kollisi gen. kollisi genitive kollisi kolliesi partitive kolliasi kollejasi inessive kollissasi kolleissasi elative kollistasi kolleistasi illative kolliisi kolleihisi adessive kollillasi kolleillasi ablative kolliltasi kolleiltasi allative kollillesi kolleillesi essive kollinasi kolleinasi translative kolliksesi kolleiksesi abessive kollittasi kolleittasi instructive — — comitative — kolleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kollimme kollimme accusative nom. kollimme kollimme gen. kollimme genitive kollimme kolliemme partitive kolliamme kollejamme inessive kollissamme kolleissamme elative kollistamme kolleistamme illative kolliimme kolleihimme adessive kollillamme kolleillamme ablative kolliltamme kolleiltamme allative kollillemme kolleillemme essive kollinamme kolleinamme translative kolliksemme kolleiksemme abessive kollittamme kolleittamme instructive — — comitative — kolleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kollinne kollinne accusative nom. kollinne kollinne gen. kollinne genitive kollinne kollienne partitive kollianne kollejanne inessive kollissanne kolleissanne elative kollistanne kolleistanne illative kolliinne kolleihinne adessive kollillanne kolleillanne ablative kolliltanne kolleiltanne allative kollillenne kolleillenne essive kollinanne kolleinanne translative kolliksenne kolleiksenne abessive kollittanne kolleittanne instructive — — comitative — kolleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kollinsa kollinsa accusative nom. kollinsa kollinsa gen. kollinsa genitive kollinsa kolliensa partitive kolliaan kolliansa kollejaan kollejansa inessive kollissaan kollissansa kolleissaan kolleissansa elative kollistaan kollistansa kolleistaan kolleistansa illative kolliinsa kolleihinsa adessive kollillaan kollillansa kolleillaan kolleillansa ablative kolliltaan kolliltansa kolleiltaan kolleiltansa allative kollilleen kollillensa kolleilleen kolleillensa essive kollinaan kollinansa kolleinaan kolleinansa translative kollikseen kolliksensa kolleikseen kolleiksensa abessive kollittaan kollittansa kolleittaan kolleittansa instructive — — comitative — kolleineen kolleinensa

Further reading

• “2. kolli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Icelandic

Noun

kolli

1. indefinite dative singular of kollur

Swedish

Etymology

From Italian colli, plural of collo (“parcel”), from collo (“neck; collar”), from Latin collum. Originally in the sense "as much as one can carry around one's neck". Cognate of German Kollo (plural Kolli), French colis.

Noun

kolli n

1. (transport) A piece of luggage or freight.
2. (figuratively) someone severely injured or suffering from severe dementia or the like (with little ability to live independently), a vegetable

   Han var rädd för att bli ett kolli som sin mor

   He was scared of ending up a vegetable like his mother

Declension

Declension of kolli

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kolli	kollis
	definite	kollit	kollits
plural	indefinite	kolli	kollis
	definite	kollin	kollins

Declension of kolli

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kolli	kollis
	definite	kollit	kollits
plural	indefinite	kollin	kollins
	definite	kollina	kollinas

References

• kolli in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kolli in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kolli in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)