kolej

See also: kolaj and kolèj

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkolɛj]

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• Hyphenation: ko‧lej

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech kolejě, from Proto-Slavic *kolěja.

Noun

kolej f

1. rut, track, groove
2. railway track

Declension

Declension of kolej (soft zero-ending feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	kolej	koleje
genitive	koleje	kolejí
dative	koleji	kolejím
accusative	kolej	koleje
vocative	koleji	koleje
locative	koleji	kolejích
instrumental	kolejí	kolejemi

Related terms

• kolejiště n
• kolejnice f
• vykolejit

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin collēgium.

Noun

kolej f

1. hall of residence

Declension

Declension of kolej (soft zero-ending feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	kolej	koleje
genitive	koleje	kolejí
dative	koleji	kolejím
accusative	kolej	koleje
vocative	koleji	koleje
locative	koleji	kolejích
instrumental	kolejí	kolejemi

Further reading

• kolej in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• kolej in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• kolej in Internetová jazyková příručka

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolěja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.lɛj/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔlɛj
• Syllabification: ko‧lej

Noun

kolej f

1. railway, railroad (transport system)

   Polskie Koleje Państwowe ― Polish State Railways

2. a turn (a chance to make a move)

   Jest twoja kolej. ― it's your turn.

Declension

Declension of kolej

	singular	plural
nominative	kolej	koleje
genitive	kolei	kolei
dative	kolei	kolejom
accusative	kolej	koleje
instrumental	koleją	kolejami
locative	kolei	kolejach
vocative	kolei	koleje

Derived terms

adjective

• kolejny
• kolejowy

 

adverb

• po kolei
• z kolei

 

nouns

• koleina
• kolejarz
• kolejka
• kolejnictwo
• kolejność

 

Further reading

• kolej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kolej in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French collège.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koleʒ]
• Hyphenation: ko‧lej

Noun

kolej (definite accusative koleji, plural kolejler)

1. (art) college

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kolej
Definite accusative	koleji
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kolej	kolejler
Definite accusative	koleji	kolejleri
Dative	koleje	kolejlere
Locative	kolejde	kolejlerde
Ablative	kolejden	kolejlerden
Genitive	kolejin	kolejlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kolejim kolejlerim 2nd singular kolejin kolejlerin 3rd singular koleji kolejleri 1st plural kolejimiz kolejlerimiz 2nd plural kolejiniz kolejleriniz 3rd plural kolejleri kolejleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kolejimi kolejlerimi 2nd singular kolejini kolejlerini 3rd singular kolejini kolejlerini 1st plural kolejimizi kolejlerimizi 2nd plural kolejinizi kolejlerinizi 3rd plural kolejlerini kolejlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kolejime kolejlerime 2nd singular kolejine kolejlerine 3rd singular kolejine kolejlerine 1st plural kolejimize kolejlerimize 2nd plural kolejinize kolejlerinize 3rd plural kolejlerine kolejlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kolejimde kolejlerimde 2nd singular kolejinde kolejlerinde 3rd singular kolejinde kolejlerinde 1st plural kolejimizde kolejlerimizde 2nd plural kolejinizde kolejlerinizde 3rd plural kolejlerinde kolejlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kolejimden kolejlerimden 2nd singular kolejinden kolejlerinden 3rd singular kolejinden kolejlerinden 1st plural kolejimizden kolejlerimizden 2nd plural kolejinizden kolejlerinizden 3rd plural kolejlerinden kolejlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kolejimin kolejlerimin 2nd singular kolejinin kolejlerinin 3rd singular kolejinin kolejlerinin 1st plural kolejimizin kolejlerimizin 2nd plural kolejinizin kolejlerinizin 3rd plural kolejlerinin kolejlerinin

References

• kolej on the Turkish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tr