Cola
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cola"
Translingual
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
editCola f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – kola nut trees.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus (kola nut trees)): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family; Sterculioideae - subfamily
- (genus (moth)): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Noctuoidea – superfamily; Noctuidae – family; Calpinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
edit- (genus (kola nut trees)): Cola acuminata (abata cola) - type species
References
edit- Cola (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cola (Malvaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cola (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cola (Noctuidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
English
editPronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -əʊlə
Proper noun
editCola
- (slang, US) Columbia, South Carolina
- Synonym: Cola Town
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Cola.
German
editEtymology
editFrom the kola nut and the brandname Coca Cola.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editCola f (genitive Cola, plural (referring to different kinds or brands) Colas or (referring to quantities) Cola) or
Cola (alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland) n (strong, genitive Cola or Colas, plural (referring to different kinds or brands) Colas or (referring to quantities) Cola)
Usage notes
edit- The word is generally feminine in northern and central Germany. The neuter gender is used alternatively in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
- As with other drinks, the unchanged plural is normally used when referring to quantities, e.g. glasses. The form Colas is used chiefly when meaning different kinds or brands.
Declension
editDeclension of Cola [feminine]
Declension of Cola [neuter (alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland), strong]
References
edit- “Cola” in Duden online
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