kolla

kolla

Estonian

Noun

kolla

1. genitive singular of kold

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kolla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔtla/
• Rhymes: -ɔtla

Noun

kolla f (genitive singular kollu, nominative plural kollur)

1. polled ewe
2. female eider
3. mug, tankard (especially for beer)
4. wig
5. brimless hat

Declension

declension of kolla

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kolla	kollan	kollur	kollurnar
accusative	kollu	kolluna	kollur	kollurnar
dative	kollu	kollunni	kollum	kollunum
genitive	kollu	kollunnar	kolla/kollna	kollanna/kollnanna

Derived terms

• bjórkolla (“beer mug”)
• hárkolla (“wig”)

Related terms

• kollur (“crown of the head”)

Noun

kolla

1. inflection of kollur:
   1. indefinite accusative plural
   2. indefinite genitive plural

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Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian colla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔl.la/

Noun

kolla f (plural kolol)

1. glue, paste

Related terms

• inkolla
• inkollatura (inkullatura)

 

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

kolla (present tense kollar, past tense kolla, past participle kolla, passive infinitive kollast, present participle kollande, imperative kolla/koll)

1. alternative spelling of kolle

Noun

kolla f (definite singular kolla, indefinite plural koller or kollor, definite plural kollene or kollone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of kolle
2. definite singular of kolle

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Old Norse

Etymology

From a form related to Proto-Germanic *kelþaz (“infant, fetus, child in womb”)[1]

Noun

kolla f (genitive kollu, plural kollur)

1. hind, cow
2. woman

Usage notes

• In the sense of a woman, it is only found in compounds.

References

• “kolla”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 356-364

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Swedish

Etymology

Shortened from kontrollera (to check, control).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔˌla/

Verb

kolla (present kollar, preterite kollade, supine kollat, imperative kolla)

1. (colloquial) to check (to inspect, examine)
2. (colloquial) to look

   Kolla in hyllan på bruden där borta.

   Check out the rack on the chick over there.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kolla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kolla		kollas
Supine	kollat		kollats
Imperative	kolla		—
Imper. plural1	kollen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kollar	kollade	kollas	kollades
Ind. plural1	kolla	kollade	kollas	kollades
Subjunctive2	kolle	kollade	kolles	kollades
	Participles
Present participle	kollande
Past participle	kollad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• koll
• kollationera
• kollationering
• kontroll
• kontrollant
• kontrollera

Further reading

• kolla in Svensk ordbok.
• kolla in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Anagrams

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