See also: кољено

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolěno.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔlɛnɔ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

колено (kolenon (plural колена, diminutive коленце)

  1. knee
  2. phylum
  3. generation, descent

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic колѣно (kolěno), from Proto-Slavic *kolěno. Cognate with Ukrainian коліно (kolino), Bulgarian коляно (koljano), Slovene koléno, Czech koleno, Polish kolano; compare Lithuanian kelis (knee), Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon, member of the body), which may be from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (to bend, crooked). Or from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (to turn, wheel), according to Pokorny.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

коле́но (kolénon inan (genitive коле́на, nominative plural коле́ни, genitive plural коле́ней, relational adjective коле́нный, diminutive коле́нка)

  1. (anatomy) knee
  2. (in the plural) lap

Usage notes edit

The irregular plural of this sense of the word is due to the fact that the ending was an old neuter dual form.

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Noun edit

коле́но (kolénon inan (genitive коле́на, nominative plural коле́на, genitive plural коле́н)

  1. bend (in a river, etc.)
  2. (music) figure, part, passage, turn (in music or dance)
  3. generation, branch
  4. (biblical) tribe
    коле́но Да́новоkoléno Dánovothe tribe of Dan

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Noun edit

коле́но (kolénon inan (genitive коле́на, nominative plural коле́нья, genitive plural коле́ньев)

  1. (engineering) joint, elbow, crank (pipes, tubing, rods)
  2. (botany) joint, node

Usage notes edit

The irregular plural of this sense of the word was originally a collective form.

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolěno.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kǒleno/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧ле‧но

Noun edit

ко̀лено n (Latin spelling kòleno)

  1. knee
  2. joint, bent
  3. knot
  4. knuckle
  5. angle
  6. generation, descent
  7. family, race, house

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