kolo

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kolo and Slovene kolo, from Proto-Slavic *kolo (“wheel”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊləʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊloʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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kolo (plural kolos)

1. A national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic people, performed in a circle.
   • 1942: As we came to this promenade [...] we heard the throbbing of a drum that announces a kolo, a communal dance. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 660)
2. A mixed grain dish from East Africa

• Look, kool, look

• IPA^(key): [kóloò]

kolo

1. (anatomy) bone

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Inherited from Old Czech kolo, from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkolo]

• Audio:

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kolo n

1. bicycle, bike

   Synonyms: jízdní kolo, bicykl

2. wheel
3. (sports) round

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

Common Romance, from Latin collum.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkolo]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -olo
• Hyphenation: ko‧lo

kolo (accusative singular kolon, plural koloj, accusative plural kolojn)

1. neck

From Proto-Finnic *kolo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kolɜ.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolo/, [ˈko̞lo̞]
• Rhymes: -olo
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧lo

kolo

1. hole, dent, groove (hollow place or cavity)
2. notch, indentation, recess

   Synonym: lovi

3. burrow, den (tunnel or hole dug by a small creature)

Inflection of kolo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kolo	kolot
genitive		kolon	kolojen
partitive		koloa	koloja
illative		koloon	koloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kolo	kolot
accusative	nom.	kolo	kolot
	gen.	kolon
genitive		kolon	kolojen
partitive		koloa	koloja
inessive		kolossa	koloissa
elative		kolosta	koloista
illative		koloon	koloihin
adessive		kololla	koloilla
ablative		kololta	koloilta
allative		kololle	koloille
essive		kolona	koloina
translative		koloksi	koloiksi
abessive		kolotta	koloitta
instructive		—	koloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kolo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koloni koloni accusative nom. koloni koloni gen. koloni genitive koloni kolojeni partitive koloani kolojani inessive kolossani koloissani elative kolostani koloistani illative kolooni koloihini adessive kolollani koloillani ablative kololtani koloiltani allative kololleni koloilleni essive kolonani koloinani translative kolokseni koloikseni abessive kolottani koloittani instructive — — comitative — koloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kolosi kolosi accusative nom. kolosi kolosi gen. kolosi genitive kolosi kolojesi partitive koloasi kolojasi inessive kolossasi koloissasi elative kolostasi koloistasi illative koloosi koloihisi adessive kolollasi koloillasi ablative kololtasi koloiltasi allative kolollesi koloillesi essive kolonasi koloinasi translative koloksesi koloiksesi abessive kolottasi koloittasi instructive — — comitative — koloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kolomme kolomme accusative nom. kolomme kolomme gen. kolomme genitive kolomme kolojemme partitive koloamme kolojamme inessive kolossamme koloissamme elative kolostamme koloistamme illative koloomme koloihimme adessive kolollamme koloillamme ablative kololtamme koloiltamme allative kolollemme koloillemme essive kolonamme koloinamme translative koloksemme koloiksemme abessive kolottamme koloittamme instructive — — comitative — koloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kolonne kolonne accusative nom. kolonne kolonne gen. kolonne genitive kolonne kolojenne partitive koloanne kolojanne inessive kolossanne koloissanne elative kolostanne koloistanne illative koloonne koloihinne adessive kolollanne koloillanne ablative kololtanne koloiltanne allative kolollenne koloillenne essive kolonanne koloinanne translative koloksenne koloiksenne abessive kolottanne koloittanne instructive — — comitative — koloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kolonsa kolonsa accusative nom. kolonsa kolonsa gen. kolonsa genitive kolonsa kolojensa partitive koloaan koloansa kolojaan kolojansa inessive kolossaan kolossansa koloissaan koloissansa elative kolostaan kolostansa koloistaan koloistansa illative koloonsa koloihinsa adessive kolollaan kolollansa koloillaan koloillansa ablative kololtaan kololtansa koloiltaan koloiltansa allative kololleen kolollensa koloilleen koloillensa essive kolonaan kolonansa koloinaan koloinansa translative kolokseen koloksensa koloikseen koloiksensa abessive kolottaan kolottansa koloittaan koloittansa instructive — — comitative — koloineen koloinensa

• “kolo”, 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoloˣ/, [ˈko̞lo̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -olo
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧lo

kolo

1. inflection of koloa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

• olko

• IPA^(key): /kóː.lóː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kʷóː.lóː]

kōlō m (plural kōlā̀yē, possessed form kōlon)

1. A fixed-pitch drum, similar to the jauje.

kōlō m (possessed form kōlon)

1. (derogatory) dog (abusive way to refer to a person)

Borrowed from Esperanto kolo, Latin collum, Italian collo, Spanish cuello.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolo/
• Rhymes: -olo

kolo (plural koli)

1. (anatomy) neck

From Proto-Finnic *kolo (“hole”) +‎ -o. Cognates include Finnish kolo and Estonian kolu.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkolo/, [ˈko̞ɫo̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkoloi̯/, [ˈko̞ɫo̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -olo, -oloi̯
• Hyphenation: ko‧lo

kolo

1. shelf used to keep icons on

Declension of kolo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	kolo	kolot
genitive	kolon	kolloin, kololoin
partitive	kolloa	koloja, kololoja
illative	kolloo	kolloi, kololoihe
inessive	kolos	kolois, kololois
elative	kolost	koloist, kololoist
allative	kololle	koloille, kololoille
adessive	kolol	koloil, kololoil
ablative	kololt	koloilt, kololoilt
translative	koloks	koloiks, kololoiks
essive	kolonna, kolloon	koloinna, kololoinna, kolloin, kololoin
exessive1)	kolont	koloint, kololoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 190

kolo

1. trouble; disturbance

kolo

1. tax debt

• koło (alternative writing)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈkoɫo/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈkolo/

kolo n

1. wheel
2. (in the plural) cart
3. zodiac
4. breaking wheel

• Czech: kolo

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “kolo”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Borrowed from Latin caulis.

kōlo m

1. savoy

• German: Kohl

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kȍlo. First attested in 1473.

kolo n

1. wheel (round device allowing vehicles to move)
2. breaking wheel
3. circle (round shape)

kolo [with genitive]

1. around (close to, in the vicinity of)
2. around (at the approximate time of)
3. around (surrounding, forming a circle around)

kolo

1. around; in relation to

• Slovak: kolo

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “kolo”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

From Dutch kool.

kolo

1. cabbage

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.lɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔlɔ
• Syllabification: ko‧lo

Clipping of kolega.

kolo m pers

1. (colloquial) bloke

Clipping of kolokwium.

kolo n

1. (education, university slang) midterm exam conducted mainly by a university

   Synonyms: kolokwium, kolos, sprawdzian

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kolo. Doublet of koło

kolo n

1. kolo (national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic people, performed in a circle)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kolo f

1. vocative singular of kola

• kolo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kolo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo

• IPA^(key): /kôlo/
• Hyphenation: ko‧lo

kȍlo n (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ло)

1. wheel
2. kolo
3. level, phase, volume, round, stage

• “kolo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Rad.

• IPA^(key): /kɔlóː/

kolọ̑ n

1. wheel
3. bicycle

   Synonym: bicíkel

Declension of kolo (neuter, s-stem)
nom. sing.	kolo
gen. sing.	kolesa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	kolo	kolesi	kolesa
accusative	kolo	kolesi	kolesa
genitive	kolesa	koles	koles
dative	kolesu	kolesoma	kolesom
locative	kolesu	kolesih	kolesih
instrumental	kolesom	kolesoma	kolesi

• IPA^(key): /kóːlɔ/

kọ̑lo n

1. kolo (dance)

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Neuter, hard
nom. sing.	kólo
gen. sing.	kóla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kólo	kóli	kóla
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kóla	kól	kól
dative (dajȃlnik)	kólu	kóloma	kólom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kólo	kóli	kóla
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kólu	kólih	kólih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kólom	kóloma	kóli

• “kolo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “kolo”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Borrowed from Dutch kool.

kolo

1. cabbage

Cf. Alcozauca Mixtec ko̱ꞌló, Chayuco Mixtec colo, Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec kolo, San Juan Colorado Mixtec colo, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec cóhló, Sinicahua Mixtec koꞌlo, Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec kolo, Yosondúa Mixtec koꞌlo.

kolo

1. turkey cock

• F. de Williams, Judith, Ojeda Morales, Gerardo, Torres Benavides, Liborio (2017) Diccionario mixteco de San Andrés Yutatío, Tezoatlán, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 49)‎^[2] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 105

From Proto-Oceanic [Term?] (compare Fijian koro).

• IPA^(key): /ko.lo/

kolo

1. village

From Proto-Finnic *kolo (“hole”) +‎ -o. Cognates include Ingrian kolo and Finnish kolo.

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkolo/, [ˈkoɫo]
• Rhymes: -olo
• Hyphenation: ko‧lo

kolo

1. icon case, kiot

Declension of kolo (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kolo	kolod
genitive	kolo	kolojõ, koloi
partitive	kolloa	koloitõ, koloi
illative	kollosõ, kollo	koloisõ
inessive	koloz	koloiz
elative	kolossõ	koloissõ
allative	kololõ	koloilõ
adessive	kolollõ	koloillõ
ablative	kololtõ	koloiltõ
translative	kolossi	koloissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kolo”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

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kolo

1. turkey cock

   Coordinate term: tiu̱ún (“turkey hen”)

• Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Tu̱ꞌun na̱ ñuu Ki̱yaa xíꞌin na̱ xiyo oeste ñuu Skuíya: Mixteco del oeste de Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca‎^[3], third edition (overall work in Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec and Spanish), 2014, page 8

• IPA^(key): /kó.ló/

kóló

1. money box
2. piggy bank, bank