kollega

See also: kolléga

Danish

Etymology

From Latin collega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰole̝ːka]

  See also the pronunciation at kolleger.

Noun

kollega c (singular definite kollegaen, plural indefinite kollegaer or kolleger)

1. colleague

Inflection

Declension of kollega

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kollega	kollegaen	kollegaer kolleger	kollegaerne kollegerne
genitive	kollegas	kollegaens	kollegaers kollegers	kollegaernes kollegernes

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin collēga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolːe(ː)ɡɑ/, [ˈko̞lːe̞(ː)ɡɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -olːeɡɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kol‧le‧ga

Noun

kollega

1. colleague
2. (obsolete, academia) Synonym of nuorempi lehtori (a junior teacher in a high school or college). [from 18th c.]

   Coordinate terms: lehtori, pedagogi, professori

Declension

Inflection of kollega (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		kollega	kollegat
genitive		kollegan	kollegoiden kollegoitten kollegojen
partitive		kollegaa	kollegoita kollegoja
illative		kollegaan	kollegoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kollega	kollegat
accusative	nom.	kollega	kollegat
	gen.	kollegan
genitive		kollegan	kollegoiden kollegoitten kollegojen kollegainrare
partitive		kollegaa	kollegoita kollegoja
inessive		kollegassa	kollegoissa
elative		kollegasta	kollegoista
illative		kollegaan	kollegoihin
adessive		kollegalla	kollegoilla
ablative		kollegalta	kollegoilta
allative		kollegalle	kollegoille
essive		kollegana	kollegoina
translative		kollegaksi	kollegoiksi
instructive		—	kollegoin
abessive		kollegatta	kollegoitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kollega (type katiska)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kollegani kollegani accusative nom. kollegani kollegani gen. kollegani genitive kollegani kollegoideni kollegoitteni kollegojeni kollegainirare partitive kollegaani kollegoitani kollegojani inessive kollegassani kollegoissani elative kollegastani kollegoistani illative kollegaani kollegoihini adessive kollegallani kollegoillani ablative kollegaltani kollegoiltani allative kollegalleni kollegoilleni essive kolleganani kollegoinani translative kollegakseni kollegoikseni instructive — — abessive kollegattani kollegoittani comitative — kollegoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kollegasi kollegasi accusative nom. kollegasi kollegasi gen. kollegasi genitive kollegasi kollegoidesi kollegoittesi kollegojesi kollegaisirare partitive kollegaasi kollegoitasi kollegojasi inessive kollegassasi kollegoissasi elative kollegastasi kollegoistasi illative kollegaasi kollegoihisi adessive kollegallasi kollegoillasi ablative kollegaltasi kollegoiltasi allative kollegallesi kollegoillesi essive kolleganasi kollegoinasi translative kollegaksesi kollegoiksesi instructive — — abessive kollegattasi kollegoittasi comitative — kollegoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kollegamme kollegamme accusative nom. kollegamme kollegamme gen. kollegamme genitive kollegamme kollegoidemme kollegoittemme kollegojemme kollegaimmerare partitive kollegaamme kollegoitamme kollegojamme inessive kollegassamme kollegoissamme elative kollegastamme kollegoistamme illative kollegaamme kollegoihimme adessive kollegallamme kollegoillamme ablative kollegaltamme kollegoiltamme allative kollegallemme kollegoillemme essive kolleganamme kollegoinamme translative kollegaksemme kollegoiksemme instructive — — abessive kollegattamme kollegoittamme comitative — kollegoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kolleganne kolleganne accusative nom. kolleganne kolleganne gen. kolleganne genitive kolleganne kollegoidenne kollegoittenne kollegojenne kollegainnerare partitive kollegaanne kollegoitanne kollegojanne inessive kollegassanne kollegoissanne elative kollegastanne kollegoistanne illative kollegaanne kollegoihinne adessive kollegallanne kollegoillanne ablative kollegaltanne kollegoiltanne allative kollegallenne kollegoillenne essive kollegananne kollegoinanne translative kollegaksenne kollegoiksenne instructive — — abessive kollegattanne kollegoittanne comitative — kollegoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kollegansa kollegansa accusative nom. kollegansa kollegansa gen. kollegansa genitive kollegansa kollegoidensa kollegoittensa kollegojensa kollegainsarare partitive kollegaansa kollegoitaan kollegojaan kollegoitansa kollegojansa inessive kollegassaan kollegassansa kollegoissaan kollegoissansa elative kollegastaan kollegastansa kollegoistaan kollegoistansa illative kollegaansa kollegoihinsa adessive kollegallaan kollegallansa kollegoillaan kollegoillansa ablative kollegaltaan kollegaltansa kollegoiltaan kollegoiltansa allative kollegalleen kollegallensa kollegoilleen kollegoillensa essive kolleganaan kolleganansa kollegoinaan kollegoinansa translative kollegakseen kollegaksensa kollegoikseen kollegoiksensa instructive — — abessive kollegattaan kollegattansa kollegoittaan kollegoittansa comitative — kollegoineen kollegoinensa

References

• “kollega”, in Vanhan kirjasuomen sanakirja [Dictionary of Old Literary Finnish] (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2021.

Further reading

• "kollega" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• kollega

  (file)

Noun

kollega m (definite singular kollegaen, indefinite plural kolleger or kollegaer, definite plural kollegene or kollegaene)

1. a colleague

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kollega m (definite singular kollegaen, indefinite plural kollegaer or kollegaar, definite plural kollegaene or kollegaane)

1. a colleague

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collēga. Doublet of kollegium.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

kollega c

1. a colleague

Declension

Declension of kollega
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kollega	kollegan	kollegor	kollegorna
Genitive	kollegas	kollegans	kollegors	kollegornas

Declension of kollega
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kollega	kollegan	kolleger	kollegerna
Genitive	kollegas	kollegans	kollegers	kollegernas

References

• kollega in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kollega in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kollega in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)