кола

See also: коля and Коля

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkoɫa]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • 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

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [koˈɫa]

Noun

кола́ • (koláf

  1. car, motorcar, automobile, sedan, saloon car
    Synonym: автомобил (avtomobil)
  2. (archaic) cart, wagon
  3. cartload
Declension
Declension of кола́
singular plural
indefinite кола́
kolá
коли́, коля́1, колия́1, кола́2
kolí, koljá1, kolijá1, kolá2
definite кола́та
koláta
коли́те, коля́та1, колия́та1, кола́та2
kolíte, koljáta1, kolijáta1, koláta2

1Dialectal.
2Archaic.

References

  • 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

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔɫɐ]

Noun

ко́ла • (kólaf

  1. starch
Declension
Declension of ко́ла
singular plural
indefinite ко́ла
kóla
ко́ли
kóli
definite ко́лата
kólata
ко́лите
kólite

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔɫɐ]

Noun

ко́ла • (kólaf

  1. (printer’s) sheet, quire
Declension
Declension of ко́ла
singular plural
indefinite ко́ла
kóla
ко́ли
kóli
definite ко́лата
kólata
ко́лите
kólite

Etymology 4

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔɫɐ]

Noun

ко́ла • (kólaf

  1. Coca-Cola, a coke, a cola
  2. (botany) cola
Declension
Declension of ко́ла
singular plural
indefinite ко́ла
kóla
ко́ли
kóli
definite ко́лата
kólata
ко́лите
kólite

Ket

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian школа (škola, school). Etymology not listed by CHYD.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔ˩˧.la˧˩], [kɔ˩˧.ɮa˧˩]

Noun

кола (kólan (plural колаӈ)

  1. school

Usage notes

  • Not listed by VWdJS or CHYD. Attested only for the Southern Ket varieties, Kellog dialect.

Further reading

  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 240

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔɫa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ко‧ла
  • Rhymes: -ɔɫa

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

  1. car, motorcar, automobile
  2. cart, wagon
  3. cartload
Declension
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

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

Noun

кола • (kolaf

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

Etymology 3

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

Noun

кола • (kolaf (plural коли)

  1. Coca-Cola, a coke, a cola
  2. (botany) cola
Declension
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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

кола • (kola)

  1. count plural of кол m (kol)

References

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

Nogai

Etymology

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

Noun

кола • (kola)

  1. tin

References

  • 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

Etymology

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

Noun

кола • (kola)

  1. copper (yellow)
  2. bronze

References

  • 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
  • L. M. Tukmačev, editor (1995), “кола”, in Kumandinsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Kumandy-Russian Dictionary], Biysk: Kandidat filologičeskix nauk, Izdatelʹstvo bijskij kotelʹščik, →ISBN, page 26

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Alternative plural of коло (kolo, wheel), from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

Noun

кола • (kolan (plurale tantum)

  1. wheels
  2. a cart

Declension

Declension of кола (o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative

кола
kola
genitive

колъ
kolŭ
dative

коломъ
kolomŭ
accusative

кола
kola
instrumental

колꙑ
koly
locative

колѣхъ
kolěxŭ
vocative

кола
kola

Russian

Etymology 1

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈkoɫə]

    Noun

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

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

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [kɐˈɫa]

    Noun

    кола́ • (kolám inan

    1. genitive singular of кол (kol)

    Serbo-Croatian

    Etymology 1

    From ко̏ло (wheel).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    ко̏ла n pl (Latin spelling kȍla)

    1. cart, wagon, vehicle
    2. (Bosnia, Serbia) car
    Declension

    Noun

    кола (Latin spelling kola)

    1. plural of ко̏ло

    Etymology 2

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

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    ко̑ла f (Latin spelling kȏla)

    1. Coca-Cola, a coke, a cola
    Declension
    Declension of кола
    singular plural
    nominative кола коле
    genitive коле кола
    dative коли колама
    accusative колу коле
    vocative коло коле
    locative коли колама
    instrumental колом колама

    Ukrainian

    Etymology 1

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈkɔɫɐ]

    Noun

    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)
    Declension
    Declension of ко́ла
    (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
    singular plural
    nominative ко́ла
    kóla
    ко́ли
    kóly
    genitive ко́ли
    kóly
    кол
    kol
    dative ко́лі
    kóli
    ко́лам
    kólam
    accusative ко́лу
    kólu
    ко́ли
    kóly
    instrumental ко́лою
    kóloju
    ко́лами
    kólamy
    locative ко́лі
    kóli
    ко́лах
    kólax
    vocative ко́ло
    kólo
    ко́ли
    kóly

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [kɔˈɫa]

    Noun

    кола́ • (kolám inan

    1. genitive singular of кіл (kil)

    Etymology 3

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈkɔɫɐ]

    Noun

    ко́ла • (kólan inan

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