Kolonie

See also: kolonie and kolonię

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

16th century, borrowed from Latin colōnia, in part through Middle French colonie. Doublet of Köln.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koloˈniː/, [ko.loˈniː], [ˌkɔ-], [ˌkoː-]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Kolonie f (genitive Kolonie, plural Kolonien)

  1. colony (settlement away from the mainland/motherland)
    Synonym: (antiquity) Pflanzstadt
    Antonym: Mutterland
  2. (dated) synonym of Siedlung (“housing estate”), especially when created specifically for the workers of a mine or factory
  3. colony, (ethnic) community (group of foreigners, immigrants, or their descendants)
    Synonym: (neologism) Community
  4. (biology) colony (group of animals, bacteria etc.)

Declension

Declension of Kolonie [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kolonie die Kolonien
genitive einer der Kolonie der Kolonien
dative einer der Kolonie den Kolonien
accusative eine die Kolonie die Kolonien

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Kolonie” in Duden online
  • “Kolonie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰoloˈniː/
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Syllabification: Ko‧lo‧nie

Noun

Kolonie f (plural Kolonïe)

  1. colony

Derived terms

  • Kolonisd

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Kolonie”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Plautdietsch

Noun

Kolonie f (plural Kolonieen)

  1. colony, settlement
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