See also: koloniál

Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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koloni +‎ -al

Adjective

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kolonial

  1. colonial
Inflection
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Inflection of kolonial
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular kolonial 2
Indefinite neuter singular kolonialt 2
Plural koloniale 2
Definite attributive1 koloniale
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

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Shortened from kolonialvarer.

Noun

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kolonial c (not inflected)

  1. groceries
    • 2016, Anne Marie Ejrnæs, Theas færd, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Søge hjælp hos kommunen, nej, ikke når man var bondedatter. Så hellere dø af sult, men ikke engang det gik af sig selv, for Lau satte grøntsager og lidt kolonial ude på trappen, når han kom forbi, eftersom hun ikke lukkede entrédøren op.
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    • 1955, Snedkeren:
      For foruden kolonial og grøntsager at kunne sælge kød og viktualier, har man indrettet et overtryksanlæg, således at støvførende luft ikke trænger fra kolonial- og grøntsagsafdelingen ind i kød- og viktualieafdelingen.
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    • 1957, Jean Mollerup, Indretning af butiker:
      ... Belysning El-install. lnventar Opvarmning Kontor Ventilation Opvarmning El- install. lnventar Tilberedningsrur for grøntsager Trapper Kælderlokaler Størrelse Ventilation El-install. Ca. ... Plan: 1:250 Selvbetjeningsbutik med kolonial og grønt.
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  2. grocery store
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German

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Etymology

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From French colonial. By surface analysis, Kolonie +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koloˈni̯aːl/
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  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

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kolonial (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular kolonialer, not comparable)

  1. colonial

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Further reading

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  • kolonial” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • kolonial” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch koloniaal, from English colonial.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [koloˈnial]
  • Rhymes: -al, -l
  • Hyphenation: ko‧lo‧ni‧al

Adjective

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kolonial

  1. colonial: of or pertaining to a colony; of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Late Latin colonialis, from colonia.

Adjective

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kolonial (masculine and feminine kolonial, neuter kolonialt, definite singular and plural koloniale)

  1. colonial
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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kolonial m (definite singular kolonialen, indefinite plural kolonialer, definite plural kolonialene)

  1. groceries (short form)
  2. a grocer's shop (short form)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Late Latin colonialis, from colonia.

Adjective

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kolonial (neuter kolonialt, definite singular and plural koloniale)

  1. colonial
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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kolonial m (definite singular kolonialen, indefinite plural kolonialar, definite plural kolonialane)

  1. groceries (short form)
  2. a grocer's shop (short form)

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From koloni +‎ -al.

Adjective

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kolonial (not comparable)

  1. colonial, pertaining to colonies and colonial rule

Declension

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Inflection of kolonial
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular kolonial
Neuter singular kolonialt
Plural koloniala
Masculine plural3 koloniale
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 koloniale
All koloniala
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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Noun

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kolonial c

  1. (retail) Ellipsis of kolonialvara (dry goods of a grocery).
    • 2023 March 13, Ellen Larsson, “Matmissionen får rekordstor donation från e-handlaren [Matmissionen receives a record-breaking donation from the online retailer.]”, in Dagligvarunytt:
      Mathem donerade runt 360 pallar, förutom drygt 36 ton livsmedel med alltifrån kolonial och kylvaror till konfektyr, donerades också en hel del hygienartiklar och leksaker.
      Mathem donated around 360 pallets, in addition to more than 36 tons of food, including everything from dry goods and refrigerated goods to confectionery. They also donated a lot of hygiene products and toys.

Usage notes

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  • The term refers both to the department itself in a grocery store and serves as an umbrella term for the items within that department.

Hyponyms

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  • finkem (household chemicals; toiletries)
  • grovkem (household chemicals; cleaning products)
  • specerier (groceries)

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