колено
Macedonian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kolěno.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɔlɛnɔ]
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Noun
колено • (koleno) n (plural колена, diminutive коленце)
- knee
- phylum
- generation, descent
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | колено | колена |
| definite unspecified | коленото | колената |
| definite proximal | коленово | коленава |
| definite distal | коленоно | коленана |
| vocative | колено | колена |
Russian
Alternative forms
- колѣ́но (kolě́no) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic колѣно (kolěno), from Proto-Slavic *kolěno. Cognate with Ukrainian коліно (kolino), Bulgarian коляно (koljano), Slovene koléno, Czech koleno, Polish kolano; compare Lithuanian kelis (“knee”), Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon, “member of the body”), which may be from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to bend, crooked”). Or from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to turn, wheel”), according to Pokorny.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɐˈlʲenə]
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Noun
коле́но • (koléno) n inan (genitive коле́на, nominative plural коле́ни, genitive plural коле́ней, related adjective коле́нный, diminutive коле́нка)
- (anatomy) knee
- (in the plural) lap
Usage notes
The irregular plural of this sense of the word is due to the fact that the ending -и was an old neuter dual form.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | коле́но koléno | коле́ни△ koléni△ |
| genitive | коле́на koléna | коле́ней△ kolénej△ |
| dative | коле́ну kolénu | коле́ням△ kolénjam△ |
| accusative | коле́но koléno | коле́ни△ koléni△ |
| instrumental | коле́ном kolénom | коле́нями△ kolénjami△ |
| prepositional | коле́не koléne | коле́нях△ kolénjax△ |
△ Irregular.
Derived terms
- коленопреклонённый (kolenopreklonjónnyj)
Noun
коле́но • (koléno) n inan (genitive коле́на, nominative plural коле́на, genitive plural коле́н)
- bend (in a river, etc.)
- (music) figure, part, passage, turn (in music or dance)
- generation, branch
- (biblical) tribe
- коле́но Да́ново ― koléno Dánovo ― the tribe of Dan
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | коле́но koléno | коле́на koléna |
| genitive | коле́на koléna | коле́н kolén |
| dative | коле́ну kolénu | коле́нам kolénam |
| accusative | коле́но koléno | коле́на koléna |
| instrumental | коле́ном kolénom | коле́нами kolénami |
| prepositional | коле́не koléne | коле́нах kolénax |
Noun
коле́но • (koléno) n inan (genitive коле́на, nominative plural коле́нья, genitive plural коле́ньев)
- (engineering) joint, elbow, crank (pipes, tubing, rods)
- (botany) joint, node
Usage notes
The irregular plural of this sense of the word was originally a collective form.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | коле́но koléno | коле́нья△ kolénʹja△ |
| genitive | коле́на koléna | коле́ньев△ kolénʹjev△ |
| dative | коле́ну kolénu | коле́ньям△ kolénʹjam△ |
| accusative | коле́но koléno | коле́нья△ kolénʹja△ |
| instrumental | коле́ном kolénom | коле́ньями△ kolénʹjami△ |
| prepositional | коле́не koléne | коле́ньях△ kolénʹjax△ |
△ Irregular.
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (Ijekavian): ко̀љено
- (Ikavian): kolino
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kolěno.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǒleno/
- Hyphenation: ко‧ле‧но
Noun
ко̀лено n (Latin spelling kòleno)
- knee
- joint, bent
- knot
- knuckle
- angle
- generation, descent
- family, race, house
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ко̀лено | колена |
| genitive | колена | ко̏ле̄на̄ |
| dative | колену | коленима |
| accusative | колено | колена |
| vocative | колено | колена |
| locative | колену | коленима |
| instrumental | коленом | коленима |
References
- “колено” in Hrvatski jezični portal