collega
See also: col·lega
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
collega m or f (plural collega's or collegae, diminutive collegaatje n)
- colleague
- Mijn collega helpt me altijd bij het oplossen van problemen op het werk.
- My colleague always helps me with problem-solving at work.
- Ik ga vanavond uit eten met mijn collega's om een verjaardag te vieren.
- I'm going out for dinner with my colleagues to celebrate a birthday.
- Onze nieuwe collega heeft snel aansluiting gevonden bij het team.
- Our new colleague quickly integrated into the team.
- Morgen hebben we een vergadering met alle collega's om de nieuwe projecten te bespreken.
- Tomorrow, we have a meeting with all the colleagues to discuss the new projects.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Indonesian: koléga
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
collega m or f by sense (masculine plural colleghi, feminine plural colleghe)
Further reading edit
- collega in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
collega
- inflection of collegare:
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 collega in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From con- + lēgō (“appoint”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kolˈleː.ɡa/, [kɔlˈlʲeːɡä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kolˈle.ɡa/, [kolˈlɛːɡä]
Noun edit
collēga m (genitive collēgae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | collēga | collēgae |
Genitive | collēgae | collēgārum |
Dative | collēgae | collēgīs |
Accusative | collēgam | collēgās |
Ablative | collēgā | collēgīs |
Vocative | collēga | collēgae |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Descendants
- → Catalan: col·lega
- → Dutch: collega
- → Indonesian: kolega
- → Finnish: kollega
- → Friulian: coleghe
- → German: Kollege
- → Italian: collega
- → Middle French: collegue
- → Piedmontese: colega
- → Portuguese: colega
- → Romanian: coleg
- → Russian: колле́га (kolléga)
- → Serbo-Croatian: kolega
- → Slovak: kolega
- → Spanish: colega
- → Swedish: kollega
- → Yiddish: קאָלעגע (kolege)
References edit
- “collega”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- collega in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- collega in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
collega m or f by sense (plural collegas)