kolonial

See also: koloniál

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰoloniˈæːˀl]

Etymology 1

koloni +‎ -al

Adjective

kolonial

1. colonial

Inflection

Inflection of kolonial
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	kolonial	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	kolonialt	—	—2
Plural	koloniale	—	—2
Definite attributive1	koloniale	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

Shortened from kolonialvarer.

Noun

kolonial c (not inflected)

1. groceries
   • 2016, Anne Marie Ejrnæs, Theas færd, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Søge hjælp hos kommunen, nej, ikke når man var bondedatter. Så hellere dø af sult, men ikke engang det gik af sig selv, for Lau satte grøntsager og lidt kolonial ude på trappen, når han kom forbi, eftersom hun ikke lukkede entrédøren op.

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   • 1955, Snedkeren:

     For foruden kolonial og grøntsager at kunne sælge kød og viktualier, har man indrettet et overtryksanlæg, således at støvførende luft ikke trænger fra kolonial- og grøntsagsafdelingen ind i kød- og viktualieafdelingen.

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   • 1957, Jean Mollerup, Indretning af butiker:

     ... Belysning El-install. lnventar Opvarmning Kontor Ventilation Opvarmning El- install. lnventar Tilberedningsrur for grøntsager Trapper Kælderlokaler Størrelse Ventilation El-install. Ca. ... Plan: 1:250 Selvbetjeningsbutik med kolonial og grønt.

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2. grocery store

Synonyms

• kolonialvarer

References

• “kolonial” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Etymology

From French colonial. By surface analysis, Kolonie +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koloˈni̯aːl/

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

kolonial (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular kolonialer, not comparable)

1. colonial

Declension

Positive forms of kolonial (uncomparable, no predicate)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		—	—	—	—
strong declension (without article)	nominative	kolonialer	koloniale	koloniales	koloniale
	genitive	kolonialen	kolonialer	kolonialen	kolonialer
	dative	kolonialem	kolonialer	kolonialem	kolonialen
	accusative	kolonialen	koloniale	koloniales	koloniale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der koloniale	die koloniale	das koloniale	die kolonialen
	genitive	des kolonialen	der kolonialen	des kolonialen	der kolonialen
	dative	dem kolonialen	der kolonialen	dem kolonialen	den kolonialen
	accusative	den kolonialen	die koloniale	das koloniale	die kolonialen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein kolonialer	eine koloniale	ein koloniales	(keine) kolonialen
	genitive	eines kolonialen	einer kolonialen	eines kolonialen	(keiner) kolonialen
	dative	einem kolonialen	einer kolonialen	einem kolonialen	(keinen) kolonialen
	accusative	einen kolonialen	eine koloniale	ein koloniales	(keine) kolonialen

Derived terms

• Kolonialkrieg
• Kolonialmacht
• Kolonialware

Further reading

• “kolonial” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “kolonial” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch koloniaal, from English colonial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koloˈnial]
• Rhymes: -al, -l
• Hyphenation: ko‧lo‧ni‧al

Adjective

kolonial

1. colonial: of or pertaining to a colony; of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.

Related terms

• koloni
• kolonialis
• kolonialisme
• kolonis

 

Further reading

• “kolonial” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Late Latin colonialis, from colonia.

Adjective

kolonial (masculine and feminine kolonial, neuter kolonialt, definite singular and plural koloniale)

1. colonial

Derived terms

• kolonialisme

Etymology 2

Noun

kolonial m (definite singular kolonialen, indefinite plural kolonialer, definite plural kolonialene)

1. groceries (short form)
2. a grocer's shop (short form)

Derived terms

• kolonialkjøpmann

References

• “kolonial” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• "kolonial" in NAOB.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Late Latin colonialis, from colonia.

Adjective

kolonial (neuter kolonialt, definite singular and plural koloniale)

1. colonial

Derived terms

• kolonialisme

Etymology 2

Noun

kolonial m (definite singular kolonialen, indefinite plural kolonialar, definite plural kolonialane)

1. groceries (short form)
2. a grocer's shop (short form)

References

• “kolonial” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From koloni +‎ -al.

Adjective

kolonial (not comparable)

1. colonial, pertaining to colonies and colonial rule

Declension

Inflection of kolonial
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	kolonial	—	—
Neuter singular	kolonialt	—	—
Plural	koloniala	—	—
Masculine plural3	koloniale	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	koloniale	—	—
All	koloniala	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

• kolonialimperium
• kolonialism
• kolonialmakt
• kolonialstyre
• kolonialtid
• kolonialvara
• kolonialvälde
• postkolonial

 

Related terms

• koloni
• kolonisatör
• kolonisera

Noun

kolonial c

1. (retail) dry goods; dry food and goods that can be transported and stored without immediate danger of spoiling
   • 2023 March 13, Ellen Larsson, “Matmissionen får rekordstor donation från e-handlaren [Matmissionen receives a record-breaking donation from the online retailer.]”, in Dagligvarunytt:

     Mathem donerade runt 360 pallar, förutom drygt 36 ton livsmedel med alltifrån kolonial och kylvaror till konfektyr, donerades också en hel del hygienartiklar och leksaker.

     Mathem donated around 360 pallets, in addition to more than 36 tons of food, including everything from dry goods and refrigerated goods to confectionery. They also donated a lot of hygiene products and toys.

Usage notes

• The term refers both to the department itself in a grocery store and serves as an umbrella term for the items within that department.

Hyponyms

• finkem (“household chemicals; toiletries”)
• grovkem (“household chemicals; cleaning products”)
• specerier (“groceries”)

Coordinate terms

• färsk (“perishable”)

References

• kolonial in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kolonial in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)