коляно
Bulgarian
Alternative forms
- колѣно (kolěno) (pre-1945)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kolěno.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈlʲano/
Noun
коля́но • (koljáno) n
- (anatomy) knee (body part)
- origin, birth, race, sort, kind, stock, family, line, tribe
- knee (a piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent)
- knee (any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line, "the knee of a graph", an inflection point)
- elbow (a pipe fitting that turns a corner)
- (botany) node (the joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted)
- joint (the point where two components of a structure join)
Inflection
Inflection of коляно (koljano)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | коляно (koljano) | колене (kolene), колена (kolena) |
| definite | коляното (koljanoto) | коленете (kolenete), колената (kolenata) |
Synonyms
- (origin): род (rod), произход (proizhod)