kola
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Presumably from a West African language. Compare Hausa gōr̃ò, Bambara goro, Temne kola, Mandinka kolo (“kola nut”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -əʊlə
Noun edit
kola (countable and uncountable, plural kolas)
- A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
- A nut of this tree.
- (rare, dated) Alternative form of cola (“drink made with kola nut flavoring”)
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
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See also edit
- Kola nut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cola on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
kola
- inflection of kolo:
Etymology 2 edit
From Coca-Cola.
Noun edit
kola f
- (drink): cola
Declension edit
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- cola (superseded)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin cola (cf. Translingual Cola), from a West African language.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kola m (plural kola's)
Derived terms edit
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Probably borrowed from Russian кол (kol, “pole, stake”)
Noun edit
kola
- snow scoop, snow sled shovel, snow sleigh shovel (hand tool for removing snow by pushing and sliding)
Declension edit
Inflection of kola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kola | kolat | ||
genitive | kolan | kolien | ||
partitive | kolaa | kolia | ||
illative | kolaan | koliin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kola | kolat | ||
accusative | nom. | kola | kolat | |
gen. | kolan | |||
genitive | kolan | kolien kolainrare | ||
partitive | kolaa | kolia | ||
inessive | kolassa | kolissa | ||
elative | kolasta | kolista | ||
illative | kolaan | koliin | ||
adessive | kolalla | kolilla | ||
ablative | kolalta | kolilta | ||
allative | kolalle | kolille | ||
essive | kolana | kolina | ||
translative | kolaksi | koliksi | ||
abessive | kolatta | kolitta | ||
instructive | — | kolin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “1. kola”, 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 edit
Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language (see cola for more).
Noun edit
kola
- cola (beverage)
Declension edit
Inflection of kola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kola | kolat | ||
genitive | kolan | kolien | ||
partitive | kolaa | kolia | ||
illative | kolaan | koliin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kola | kolat | ||
accusative | nom. | kola | kolat | |
gen. | kolan | |||
genitive | kolan | kolien kolainrare | ||
partitive | kolaa | kolia | ||
inessive | kolassa | kolissa | ||
elative | kolasta | kolista | ||
illative | kolaan | koliin | ||
adessive | kolalla | kolilla | ||
ablative | kolalta | kolilta | ||
allative | kolalle | kolille | ||
essive | kolana | kolina | ||
translative | kolaksi | koliksi | ||
abessive | kolatta | kolitta | ||
instructive | — | kolin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “2. kola”, 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
Anagrams edit
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
kola
Kabuverdianu edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese colar.
Verb edit
kola
- to glue
Kituba edit
Verb edit
kola
- to grow
Lakota edit
Noun edit
kola
- Alternative spelling of kȟolá
Latvian edit
Noun edit
kola f (4th declension)
Declension edit
Noun edit
kola m
Lingala edit
Verb edit
kola
- to grow
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language. Sense 3 is a genericized trademark of Coca-Cola.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kola f
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- kola in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From kȍlo (“wheel”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kȍla n pl (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ла)
- (plural only) cart, wagon, vehicle
- (plural only) railroad car
- (plural only, Bosnia, Serbia) car
- plural of kolo
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plural | |
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nominative | kola |
genitive | kola |
dative | kolima |
accusative | kola |
vocative | kola |
locative | kolima |
instrumental | kolima |
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kȏla f (Cyrillic spelling ко̑ла)
Declension edit
Slovene edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kóla n pl
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kọ̑la f
- cola plant
Further reading edit
- “kola”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
kola (n class, plural kola)
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
kola c
Declension edit
Declension of kola | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kola | kolan | kolor | kolorna |
Genitive | kolas | kolans | kolors | kolornas |
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
kola (present kolar, preterite kolade, supine kolat, imperative kola)
- to produce charcoal from wood; to transform into coal; to load coal
Conjugation edit
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | kola | kolas | ||
Supine | kolat | kolats | ||
Imperative | kola | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | kolen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | kolar | kolade | kolas | kolades |
Ind. plural1 | kola | kolade | kolas | kolades |
Subjunctive2 | kole | kolade | koles | kolades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | kolande | |||
Past participle | kolad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
kola (present kolar, preterite kolade, supine kolat, imperative kola)
- (colloquial) to die
Conjugation edit
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | kola | — | ||
Supine | kolat | — | ||
Imperative | kola | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | kolen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | kolar | kolade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | kola | kolade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | kole | kolade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | kolande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms edit
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Tongan edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
kola
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
kola
Turkish edit
Noun edit
kola (definite accusative kolayı, plural kolalar)
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