коли

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈli]

Noun

коли́ • (kolí)

1. indefinite plural of кола́ (kolá, “cart, cartload, car”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔli]

Noun

ко́ли • (kóli)

1. indefinite plural of ко́ла (kóla, “starch”)

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ко́ли (kóli).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈli/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: ко‧ли

Conjunction

коли • (koĺi)

1. Synonym of гын (gyn)

   коли йодат, вашештем

   koĺi jodat, vašeštem

   if you ask me, I will answer

Particle

коли • (koĺi)

1. really, indeed

   коли толат?

   koĺi tolat?

   will you really come?

References

• J. Bradley et al. (2023) “коли”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolě.

Adverb

коли • (koli)

1. when
2. as

Antonyms

• николи (nikoli)

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolě.

Alternative forms

• коль (kolʹ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkolʲɪ]

Conjunction

ко́ли • (kóli)

1. (archaic) if (supposing that)
   • М. Ю. Лермонтов, Герой нашего времени 1839-1841:

     ну, уж коли грех твой тебя́ попутал, не́чего де́лать: свое́й судьбы не мину́ешь!

     nu, už koli grex tvoj tebjá poputal, néčevo délatʹ: svojéj sudʹby ne minúješʹ!

     well, if sins enticed you, there is nothing you can do: you cannot escape your fate!

2. (obsolete) when

Synonyms

• коль (kolʹ), е́сли (jésli), раз (raz)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈlʲi]

Verb

коли́ • (kolí)

1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of коло́ть (kolótʹ)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [kɔˈɫɪ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kolě, cognate with Belarusian калі́ (kalí), Bulgarian коле (kole), Russian коли (koli) and Slovene koli.

Adverb

коли́ • (kolý)

1. when
2. as

Conjunction

коли́ • (kolý)

1. when

Descendants

• Eastern Mari: коли (koĺi)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “коли”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “коли”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

Etymology 2

Noun

коли́ • (kolý) m inan pl

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of кіл (kil)