colonie
See also: Colonie
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ.lɔ.ni/
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Noun
colonie f (plural colonies)
- colony
Derived terms
Derived terms
- colonial
- colonialisme
- colonialiste
- colonie de vacances
- colonisation
- coloniser
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: قولونی (koloni)
- Turkish: koloni
Further reading
- “colonie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
colonie f
- plural of colonia
Anagrams
- enolico, oloceni
Middle French
Noun
colonie f (plural colonies)
- colony
Romanian
Etymology
From French colonie or Latin colōnia.
Noun
colonie f (plural colonii)
- colony
Declension
Declension of colonie
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) colonie | colonia | (niște) colonii | coloniile |
genitive/dative | (unei) colonii | coloniei | (unor) colonii | coloniilor |
vocative | colonie, colonio | coloniilor |