кола

See also: коля and Коля

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• koła — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolo. Compare with Polish koło.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoɫa]

• Audio:

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Noun

ко́ла • (kóla) n inan (genitive ко́ла, nominative plural ко́лы, genitive plural ко́лаў)

1. wheel (round simple machine allowing vehicles to move)
2. wheel (simple machine on an axis allowing for rotation)
3. circle (anything round)

   Synonym: круг (kruh)

4. circle (enclosure made by people usually holding hands, often as a children's game)

   Synonym: круг (kruh)

5. circle (specific groups of persons; especially one who shares a common interest)

   Synonym: круг (kruh)

6. kolo (Slavic dance in which dancers stand in a circle and hold hands)

Declension

Declension of ко́ла (inan hard neut-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ко́ла kóla	ко́лы kóly
genitive	ко́ла kóla	ко́лаў kólaŭ
dative	ко́лу kólu	ко́лам kólam
accusative	ко́ла kóla	ко́лы kóly
instrumental	ко́лам kólam	ко́ламі kólami
locative	ко́ле kólje	ко́лах kólax
count form	—	ко́лы1 kóly1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Derived terms

• калёсы (kaljósy)
• калаўро́т (kalaŭrót)

References

• “кола” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “кола”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Reanalyzed plural of Proto-Slavic *kolo n (“wheel”), reinterpreted as а feminine singular.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈɫa]

Noun

кола́ • (kolá) f

1. car, motorcar, automobile, sedan, saloon car

   Synonym: автомобил (avtomobil)

2. cart, wagon
3. cartload

Declension

Declension of кола́

	singular	plural
indefinite	кола́ kolá	коли́, коля́1, колия́1, кола́2 kolí, koljá1, kolijá1, kolá2
definite	кола́та koláta	коли́те, коля́та1, колия́та1, кола́та2 kolíte, koljáta1, kolijáta1, koláta2

¹Dialectal.
²Archaic.

Related terms

• колело́ (koleló, “wheel”)
• коле́сник (kolésnik, “undercarriage”)
• коле́сница (kolésnica, “carriage”)
• каля́ска (kaljáska, “chariot”)

References

• “кола”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “кола”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• кола in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian colla, from Vulgar Latin colla, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɫɐ]

Noun

ко́ла • (kóla) f

1. starch

Declension

Declension of ко́ла

	singular	plural
indefinite	ко́ла kóla	ко́ли kóli
definite	ко́лата kólata	ко́лите kólite

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Greek κόλλα (kólla, “sheet (of paper)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɫɐ]

Noun

ко́ла • (kóla) f

1. (printer’s) sheet, quire

Declension

Declension of ко́ла

	singular	plural
indefinite	ко́ла kóla	ко́ли kóli
definite	ко́лата kólata	ко́лите kólite

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɫɐ]

Noun

ко́ла • (kóla) f

1. (botany) cola

Declension

Declension of ко́ла

	singular	plural
indefinite	ко́ла kóla	ко́ли kóli
definite	ко́лата kólata	ко́лите kólite

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɫa]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ко‧ла
• Rhymes: -ɔɫa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-.

Noun

кола • (kola) f (plural коли, diminutive количка or количе, augmentative колиште)

1. car, motorcar, automobile
2. cart, wagon
3. cartload

Declension

Declension of кола

	singular	plural
indefinite	кола	коли
definite unspecified	колата	колите
definite proximal	колава	коливе
definite distal	колана	колине
vocative	коло	коли

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

кола • (kola) f

1. (archaic) starch

   Synonym: штирак (štirak)

Declension

Declension of кола

	singular
indefinite	кола
definite unspecified	колата
definite proximal	колава
definite distal	колана
vocative	коло

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language.

Noun

кола • (kola) f (plural коли)

1. Coca-Cola, a coke, a cola
2. (botany) cola

Declension

Declension of кола

	singular	plural
indefinite	кола	коли
definite unspecified	колата	колите
definite proximal	колава	коливе
definite distal	колана	колине
vocative	коло	коли

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

кола • (kola)

1. count plural of кол m (kol)

Related terms

• колови (kolovi), колје (kolje)

References

• “кола” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Nogai

Etymology

Cognate to Karakalpak qola (“bronze”), Kazakh қола (qola, “bronze”), Kyrgyz коло (kolo, “bronze”), Southern Altai коло (kolo, “bronze, tin”), etc.

Noun

кола • (kola)

1. tin

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “кола”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From коло (kolo), from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

Noun

кола • (kola) n

1. wheels
2. a cart

Russian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoɫə]

Noun

ко́ла • (kóla) f inan (genitive ко́лы, nominative plural ко́лы, genitive plural кол)

1. (informal) Coca-Cola
2. (botany) cola

   оре́хи кола ― oréxi kola ― cola nuts

Declension

Declension of ко́ла (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ко́ла kóla	ко́лы kóly
genitive	ко́лы kóly	ко́л kól
dative	ко́ле kóle	ко́лам kólam
accusative	ко́лу kólu	ко́лы kóly
instrumental	ко́лой, ко́лою kóloj, kóloju	ко́лами kólami
prepositional	ко́ле kóle	ко́лах kólax

Descendants

• → Armenian: կոլա (kola)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈɫa]

Noun

кола́ • (kolá) m inan

1. genitive singular of кол (kol)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From ко̏ло (“wheel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôla/
• Hyphenation: ко‧ла

Noun

ко̏ла n pl (Latin spelling kȍla)

1. (plural only) cart, wagon, vehicle
2. (plural only, Bosnia, Serbia) car
3. plural of коло

Declension

Declension of кола

	plural
nominative	кола
genitive	кола
dative	колима
accusative	кола
vocative	кола
locative	колима
instrumental	колима

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôːla/
• Hyphenation: ко‧ла

Noun

ко̑ла f (Latin spelling kȏla)

1. Coca-Cola, a coke, a cola

Declension

Declension of кола

	singular	plural
nominative	кола	коле
genitive	коле	кола
dative	коли	колама
accusative	колу	коле
vocative	коло	коле
locative	коли	колама
instrumental	колом	колама

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɫɐ]

Noun

ко́ла • (kóla) f inan (genitive ко́ли, nominative plural ко́ли, genitive plural кол)

1. (botany) cola, kola
2. kola nut
3. (informal) cola (a drink originally made with kola nut flavouring)

Declension

Declension of ко́ла (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ко́ла kóla	ко́ли kóly
genitive	ко́ли kóly	кол kol
dative	ко́лі kóli	ко́лам kólam
accusative	ко́лу kólu	ко́ли kóly
instrumental	ко́лою kóloju	ко́лами kólamy
locative	ко́лі kóli	ко́лах kólax
vocative	ко́ло kólo	ко́ли kóly

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔˈɫa]

Noun

кола́ • (kolá) m inan

1. genitive singular of кіл (kil)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɫɐ]

Noun

ко́ла • (kóla) n inan

1. inflection of ко́ло (kólo):
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural