collega

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Noun

collega m, f (plural collega's or collegae, diminutive collegaatje)

1. colleague

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Italian

Noun

collega m (plural colleghi) collega f (plural colleghe)

1. colleague

Verb

collega

1. third-person singular present tense of collegare
2. second-person singular imperative of collegare

Anagrams

• galloce

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Latin

Alternative forms

• conlēga

Etymology

From con- +‎ lēgō (“appoint”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /colˈleː.ga/

Noun

collēga (genitive collēgae); m, first declension

1. a partner (in office), colleague
2. (by extension) associate, companion, fellow, colleague

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	collēga	collēgae
genitive	collēgae	collēgārum
dative	collēgae	collēgīs
accusative	collēgam	collēgās
ablative	collēgā	collēgīs
vocative	collēga	collēgae

Derived terms

• collēgium

Related terms

• lēgō

Descendants

• Russian: колле́га (kolléga)

References

• collega in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879