Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin collega.

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Noun

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kolega m anim (female equivalent kolegyně)

  1. colleague
    Synonym: spolupracovník

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Further reading

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  • kolega”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • kolega”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • kolega”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch collega, from Latin collēga.

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  • IPA(key): /koˈleɡa/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧lé‧ga

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koléga (first-person possessive kolegaku, second-person possessive kolegamu, third-person possessive koleganya)

  1. colleague
    Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan
    Synonyms: teman sejawat, kawan sepekerjaan
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Latgalian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin collega, probably via Russian коллега (kollega).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔlʲɛɡa]
  • Hyphenation: ko‧le‧ga

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kolega m or f

  1. colleague

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References

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  • A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 12

Lithuanian

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Kolegos

Etymology

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From Latin collēga, likely via a Slavic language.

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kolegà m (plural kolègos) stress pattern 2

  1. colleague

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Kollege.[1][2] First attested in 1563.[3] Compare Kashubian kòlega and Silesian kolega.

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  • IPA(key): /kɔˈlɛɡa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡa
  • Syllabification: ko‧le‧ga

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kolega m pers (female equivalent koleżanka, diminutive koleżka)

  1. companion (comrade in any sphere of activity)
    1. friend, buddy, pal, mate
    2. colleague

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According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), kolega is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 3 times in scientific texts, 7 times in news, 7 times in essays, 40 times in fiction, and 51 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 108 times, making it the 580th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[4]

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  1. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “kolega”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “kolega”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  3. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “kollega”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  4. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “kolega”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 183

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin collega.

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  • IPA(key): /kolěːɡa/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧le‧ga

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koléga m (Cyrillic spelling коле́га, feminine kolègica)

  1. colleague

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Silesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Kollege.

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  • IPA(key): /kɔˈlɛɡa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡa
  • Syllabification: ko‧le‧ga

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kolega m pers

  1. companion (comrade in any sphere of activity)
    1. friend, buddy, pal, mate
    2. colleague

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Slovak

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin collega.

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kolega m pers (declension pattern of hrdina, female equivalent kolegyňa)

  1. colleague

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Further reading

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  • kolega”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024